these men have done evill, &c.] Thus the Prophet found more favour at the hands of a stranger, then at the hands of his own countrey-men: as God more obedience, Chap. 35. 14, 15. more repentance, Jon. 3. 10. and Christ more faith, Matthew 8:10. in such, then in Gods own professed people; to their greater condemnation, Matth. 12 41, 42. and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is] Or, who would have died (Heb. and he will die) with hunger, in the place where he was before. Heb. in his place. Job 7:10. Psalms 109:16. to wit, in the prison, Chap. 37. 21. the bread failing; (2 Kings 25:3.) out of which some allowance was assigned him: and it was the more malice and crueltie therefore in them, by so vile a course to seek to hasten his end, who otherwise could not have long continued, had the siege been prolonged.