Isa 37:22, Jer 18:16, Mat 27:39 | JFB | e4.org | 22. Transition to poetry: in parallelism. virgin . . . daughter —honorable terms. "Virgin" implies that the city is, as yet, inviolate. "Daughter" is an abstract collective feminine personification of the population, the child of the place denoted (see on ; ). Zion and her inhabitants. shaken . . . head —in scorn ( ). With us to shake the head is a sign of denial or displeasure; but gestures have different meanings in different countries ( ).

‏ Isaiah 37:22

22. Transition to poetry: in parallelism.

virgin . . . daughter—honorable terms. "Virgin" implies that the city is, as yet, inviolate. "Daughter" is an abstract collective feminine personification of the population, the child of the place denoted (see on Isa 23:10; Isa 1:8). Zion and her inhabitants.

shaken . . . head—in scorn (Ps 22:7; 109:25; Mt 27:39). With us to shake the head is a sign of denial or displeasure; but gestures have different meanings in different countries (Isa 58:9; Eze 25:6; Zep 2:15).

‏ Jeremiah 18:16

16. hissing— (1Ki 9:8). In sign of contempt. That which was to be only the event is ascribed to the purpose of the people, although altogether different from what they would have been likely to hope for. Their purpose is represented as being the destruction of their country, because it was the inevitable result of their course of acting.

wag . . . head—in mockery (2Ki 19:21; Mt 27:39). As "wag . . . head" answers to "hissing," so "astonished" answers to "desolate," for which, therefore, MUNSTER and others rather translate, "an object of wonder" (Jer 19:8).

‏ Isaiah 37:22

‏ Jeremiah 18:16

‏ Matthew 27:39