in that day] When God chastiseth his people.
beat off] As olives, or the like fruit, are wont to be beaten off the tree, Deuteronomy 24:20. Chap. 17. 6. So shall the inhabitants of the land be beaten from their places of aboad.
from the chanel of the river unto the stream of Egypt] Through the whole land of Judah; whereof the river Euphrates on the one side, and the river Shichor or Nilus on the other side, are usually the utmost bounds. Deuteronomy 1:7. &Deuteronomy 11:24. Joshua 1:4. &Joshua 13:3. 1 Chronicles 13:5.
gathered one by one] As men pick up, and gather, fruit beaten off, or faln down.