against them,] Or, over them. as a lion roareth over his prey, Chap. 31. 4. Jeremiah 2:15. and Jeremiah 25:30.
like the roaring] With an hideous noise; like that of the sea. Psal 93. 3. Chap. 17. 12, 13.
behold darknesse] No glimps of light, that is, of hope or comfort, shall from any place appear. Chap. 8. 22. and 50. 10. Joe 2:10. Amos 5:20. and Amos 8:9.
sorrow] Or, distresse.
and the light] Or, when it is light, it shall be dark in the destructions thereof, as Hosea 10:2.
in the heavens] From whence comforts and refreshings might be expected to distil, as the rain or dew, alluded to in the word here used. Deuteronomy 32:2. and Deuteronomy 33:28. 2 Samuel 23:4. Psalms 72:6. Proverbs 19:22.