He afterwards adds, They shall march through the latitudes
The word, [מרהבים], means “breadths” or broad places, or wide regions, as Henderson renders it.—Ed.
of the earth, to possess habitations not their own. He means that there would be no obstacles in the way of the Chaldeans, but that they would spread themselves over the whole earth, and occupy regions far remote. For they who fear, dare not thus disperse themselves, but, on the contrary, they advance cautiously with a collected army; but those, who have already obtained victory, march on to lay waste the land. This is what the Prophet
says the Chaldeans would do.