FOr behold,] This Chapter is part of the prophecie begun, Chap. 2. 2.
the] All means, great or small, whereby, as with a staffe, mans life is sustained, or a state supported, Exodus 21:19. Zechariah 8:4.
stay] Heb. staffe.
the whole] Heb. all staffe.
of bread,] Bread; which is as a staffe, or stay, Leviticus 26:26. Jud. 19. 3, 8. Ezekiel 4:14. and 5. 16 Jeremiah 38:9. as Chap. 1. 8. Romans 4:11. put for all manner of food, as 1 King. 4. 22, 23. Nehem. 5. 14, 15, 18.
water,] Drink, as needfull as meat or bread, for the support of mans life, Gen. 21 15, 16. Exodus 17:5. Amos 8:11.