Then] God doth smite Princes offenders sometimes first, and most. countenance] Chald. brightnesses. was changed] Chald. changed it. joynts of his loyns] Or, girdles. Chald. bindings, or knots. A proverbiall manner of speech, Isaiah 5:27. taken from souldiers amazed and fleeing, that cast their weapons from them: the sense is, all force and spirit failed him. his knees smote one against another] So he that before contemned God, was moved by this sight to tremble for feare of Gods judgement.