They that fled] Out of the villages; or from the enemie pursuing them. stood under the shadow of Heshbon] Being a strong citie; hoping to find succour and shelter there, as in the shade against heat, or under the covert of a great tree against a storm. Ecclesiastes 7:12. Isaiah 32:2. Daniel 4:12. a fire shall come forth] Numbers 21:28. out of Heshbon] That shall be surprised by the Chaldeans; as it was sometime by the Amorites; Numbers 21:26. who shall thence surround the rest of the countrey. vers. 2. a flame from the midst of Sihon] Or, from out of Sihon. Numbers 24:17. shall devoure the corner of Moab] Or, side. Numbers 34:3. the crown of the head] The King and his Peers, Numbers 21:28. Isaiah 1:5-6. of the tumultuous ones] The rude multitude. Isaiah 16:14. & Isaiah 17:12. & Isaiah 22:3. Heb. children of noise. Chap. 46. 17.