breath. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.
the anointed: i.e. Zedekiah was still Jehovah's "anointed", even as Saul was (1 Samuel 26:9 1 Samuel 26:11, 1 Samuel 26:16; 1 Samuel 26:23).
pits. toils. Occurs only here and Psalms 107:20. Hebrew. shichith. Compare Jeremiah 2:6.