pass under the rod. This was the manner of counting the sheep, which were numbered as they passed under the shepherd's club: implying here that none should be lost (Amos 9:9), and that the restored nation should be holy to Jehovah (Compare Ezekiel 20:40). Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 27:32). Occurs elsewhere only in Jeremiah 33:10).
bond. binding obligation. Occurs only here.