Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
Ver. 14. Out of the north an evil shall break forth,] i.e., From Chaldea, which is north from Judea. Gregory moraliseth the text thus: Man's mind is this pot; that which from the north sets it on fire is the devil, by inflaming it with evil lusts, and then he sets up his throne therein. a As,
a Aquilo est sedes diabolo. - Aug.