Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?
Rather, 'Who is a wise man (i:e., Whosoever has inspired wisdom, 2 Peter 3:15, "Our beloved brother, Paul, according to the wisdom given unto him, hath written unto you") let him understand this (weigh well the evils impending, and the causes of their being sent)? and he to whom the mouth of the Lord hath spoken (i:e., whosoever is prophetically inspired), let him declare it to his fellow-countrymen, if haply they may be roused to repentance, the only hope of safety?