The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.
Ver. 6. The multitude of camels shall cover thee,] i.e., Of such peoples as usually ride upon camels, viz., the Arabians and the adjacent countries; these shall come flocking and flowing to the Church with their precious and pleasant riches.
The dromedaries.] A lesser and lower kind of camels, commended for their swiftness. Jer 2:23 We call slow people dromedaries by antiphrasis, and for this, that they can travel four days together without water. Bajazet, beaten by Tamerlane, fled for his life, and might have escaped, had he not stayed to water his mare by the way, which thereupon went the more slowly, and was overtaken by the Tartars.
They shall bring gold and incense.] This the ancients interpret as those wise men from the east, Mat 2:11 which was indeed a small essay of this prophecy. But why should the Papists call them the three kings of Cullen?
And they shall shew forth the praises of the Lord.] This is more than all their rich gifts. A thankful a man is worth his weight in the gold of Ophir.
a Gratanti animo.