2 ! He prophecieth the destruction of Egypt.
5 d The Prophet had this vision of the Egyptians which shulde be put to flight by the Babylonians at Carchemish.
7 f He derideth the boastings of the Egyptians who thoght by their riches, & power to haue ouercome all the worlde, alluding to the riuer Nilus, which at certeine times ouerfloweth the countrey of Egypt.
10 h He calleth the slaughter of Gods enemies a sacrifice, because it is a thing that doeth please him, {Isa. 34, 6}.
10 i That is, at Charchemish.
11 l So called because Egypt had not yet bene ouercome by the enemie.
11 m He sheweth that no falue or medicine can preuaile where as God giueth the wounde.
17 o He derideth them which shal impute their ouerthrowe to lacke of counsel & policie, or to fortune: and not obseruing of time, not considering that it is Gods just judgement.
22 t Meaning, Egypt.
23 x To wit, Nebuchad-nezzars armie.
26 z Meaning, that after the space of fourty yeres Egypt shulde be restored {Isa. 19, 23}, {ezek. 29, 13}.
27 a God comforteth all his that were in captiuitie, but specially the smal Church of the Jewes whereof were Jeremiah and Baruch, which remained among the Egyptians: for the Lord neuer forsaketh his, {Isa. 44, 3}, {chap. 30, 10}.