Num 21:28, Isa 26:11 | JFB | STEP | 27-30. Wherefore they that speak in proverbs-- Here is given an extract from an Amorite song exultingly anticipating an extension of their conquests to Arnon. The quotation from the poem of the Amorite bard ends at . The two following verses appear to be the strains in which the Israelites expose the impotence of the usurpers.

‏ Numbers 21:28

27-30. Wherefore they that speak in proverbs--Here is given an extract from an Amorite song exultingly anticipating an extension of their conquests to Arnon. The quotation from the poem of the Amorite bard ends at Nu 21:28. The two following verses appear to be the strains in which the Israelites expose the impotence of the usurpers.

‏ Isaiah 26:11

11. lifted up--to punish the foes of God's people. They who will not see shall be made to "see" to their cost (Is 5:12).

their envy at the people--that is, "Thy people." Lowth translates, "They shall see with confusion Thy zeal for Thy people."

fire of ... enemies--that is, the fire to which Thine enemies are doomed (Is 9:18).