Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 14:17

17 ¶ Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it.

He is Lord of hosts, and hath the Militia of all the world in his hand, the Sword is the right of the King of Kings.

Raise War, and send Enemies to invade it.

What Land soever it be.

Though inanimate things have not ears to hear, yet God speaks of them sometimes as if they had ears to hear, and understanding to discern; hereby intimating to us his overruling power, wisdome, justice and sovereignty.

Men cut off men in War, yet here God takes it to himself, he doth it by men.

Tho Wars chiefly destroy m[illegible: 1 letter]n, yet the beasts of the field go to wrack too, the beasts that are serviceable in wars are waste as Horses and Beasts of burthen. The Eastern Nations have brought store of Camels, and many Elephants into the Wars, beside the slaughter of these in Fight; the spoiler wasting his Enemy doth often destroy whole Heards and Flocks.