43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,



Ver. 43. For the days shall come] God hath his days for vengeance, as man hath his day for repentance. There is a prime of every man’s life and of every man’s ministry. The Levite lingered so long that he lost his concubine, she came short home; so doth many a man’s soul for like reason.



Shall cast a trench about thee] Because, like the wild ass, thou wouldest not otherwise be tamed and kept within compass of God’s commandments.