All thy rulers, &c.] Or, That all thy captains flee together, that they.
fled together] That they wander to and fro, as men at their wits end: Or, are fled all to Jerusalem: 2 Chronicles 32:3-4. Or, are fled out of it, upon the surprisall of the citie: Jeremiah 39:4. But this prophecie seemeth to be meant rather of the invasion of Judea by the Assyrians, then of the surprisall of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans.
they are bound] Or, that they are so bound, and their hands tied up with fear, that they cannot handle the bow, nor make use of their weapons.
by the archers] Heb. of the bow. Chap. 21. 17. Or, from the bow. from making use of it, as Psalms 69:23.
all that are found in thee] Or, that all that are in thee. as Esther 1:5. which have fled] Or, that they flee. which have sled] Or, that they flee.
from farre] Those that are in the remoter parts of the land, repair to the citie. Or, the captains and men of warre flee, ere the enemie come neer them.