Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.
Out of him - Judah is to be no more subject to foreigners, but from Judah himself shall come forth his rulers. Out of him - Judah is to be no more subject to foreigners, but from Judah himself shall come forth his rulers.
The corner - stone, Messiah (Isaiah 28:16). х Pinaah (H6438), a corner, from paanaah (H6437), to turn.] "Corners" simply express governors (margin, 1 Samuel 14:38; margin, Isaiah 19:13; Numbers 24:17). The Maccabees, Judah's governors, and deliverers from Antiochus the oppressor, are primarily meant; but Messiah is the antitype. Messiah supports and binds together the Church, Jews and Gentiles.
Out of him the nail - (Judges 4:21; Isaiah 22:23). The large peg inside an Oriental tent, on which is hung most of its valuable furniture. On Messiah hang all the glory and hope of His people. The "nail" is a term often used for a "sure abode" (Ezra 9:8).
Out of him the battle-bow - (Zechariah 9:13). Judah shall not need foreign soldiery. Messiah shall be her battle-bow, especially at His second coming (Psalms 45:4-5; Revelation 6:2).
Out of him every oppressor together - rather, in a good sense х nowgees (H5065)], ruler, as the kindred Ethiopic term means. So the same Hebrew is translated "exactor" in Isaiah 60:17 - namely, one who exacts the tribute from the nations made tributary to Judah (Ludovicus de Dieu).