Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.
Ver. 14. Head and tail,] i.e., High and low a as Isa 9:15 Here he compareth Israel, non sine morsu, to a beast with a long tail, for the perverseness of their practices. Or else to the serpent amphisbaena, which stingeth both with head and tail.
Branch and rush.] Strong and feeble. A "branch," or bough, hath some tack in it; a "rush" is a spongy, unsubstantial substance.
a Mεγαν και μικρον. - Sept. Parvi properemus et ampli.