their inhabitants were of small power, &c.] Because I took their strength and courage from them, having determined to destroy them, Joshua 2:11. Or, though the state and power of other flourishing cities be but transitorie; yet my Church, herein unlike them, because I maintain it, shall continue for ever, Chap. 27. 3. Psal. 9. 6, 7. &46. 5. &48. 8. of small power. &c.] Heb. short of hand. Chap. 50. 2. &59. 1. as the grasse of the field] Psal. 90. 5, 6. &103. 15. Chap. 40. 6. as the grasse on the house-tops] Psalms 129:6.