The Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty [men] in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, [as] in a winepress.
Ver. 15. The Lord hath trodden underfoot.] As unsavoury salt; that is, he hath covered with the greatest contempt.
All my mighty men.] Vulgate, My magnificos, or gallants, in whom I too much trusted.
In the midst of me.] In the very bosom of their mother; as Caracalla killed his brother Geta, consecrating the sword wherewith he so killed him.
He hath called an assembly against me.] Vocant adversum me tempus, so the Vulgate version hath it; and Calvin to the same purpose, He hath called the time against me - i.e., a set time wherein to destroy my strong ones. Howbeit one a maketh this inference from the words, for the very time which we have condemned, we shall be condemned; and for every day which we have spent idly, we shall be shent severely. This is true, but little to the present purpose; like as Hushai said, Ahithophel's counsel was good, but not now.
The Lord hath trodden her as in a winepress.] By another like metaphor, God is said to have threshed Babylon as a threshingfloor. Jer 51:33
a Dr Playfair.