Is his strong city; either,
1. Really, as money is called a defence, Ecclesiastes 7:12, because it ofttimes redeems a man from dangers and calamities. Or, 2. In his own conceit, as it is explained, and fully expressed, Proverbs 18:11. It makes him secure and confident. The destruction; it is the cause of their ruin. Or, the contrition, or the terror, or consternation, as others, both ancient and modern, render it. Their poverty takes away their spirit and courage, and fills them with fear and despair.