saith the LORD. Some codices, with two early printed editions, Aramaean, Septuagint, and Syriac, read "Jehovah said unto me".
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
bottle. pitcher. Often seen hanging by. well to this day. Not. leathern wine-skin.
take. The Figure of speech Ellipsis (Absolute), must be thus supplied.
ancients. elders.