And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where [was] the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.
Ver. 3. And he put forth his hand.] As to me, it seemed; for all was visional, not real.
And took me by a lock of mine head.] Tanquam herus inofficiosum servum. The prophet seemeth to have had no great mind to the matter, but there was no remedy. Ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt.
Where was the seat of the image of jealousy.] Of Baal, likely, for whom wicked Ahaz had been so zealous 2Ki 16:14 and against whom God was ever so jealous, as to devour whole lands by the fire of his jealousy. Zep 3:8