And ye shall go out at the breaches, every [cow at that which is] before her; and ye shall cast [them] into the palace, saith the LORD.
Ver. 3. And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow] Qua data porta ruitis, ye shall be glad to get out at any breach to save your lives, which now hang in suspense, Deuteronomy 28:66, yea, to ride one upon the back of another for haste, as kine do, in a narrow strait. Or, ye shall be led into captivity, after the taking and dismantling of your cities; see Ezekiel 12:5; Ezekiel 12:12 .
And ye shall cast them into the palace] Or, ye shall cast away the things of the palace. Ye shall cast them, that is, your children and nephews, Amo 4:2 into the palace; either that ye may not see their destruction, as Genesis 21:16, or that they might with greater celerity provide for their own safety. That was a singular example of the Vindelici (now called Suevians) subdued by Drusius, the Roman general, under Augustus, but not without great resistance; the women throwing their young children at the Romans instead of darts. These were monstrous mothers, mad cows indeed.