Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 22:23

23 O inhabitant of Lebanon that makest thy nest in the cedars , how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail .

Hierusalem which is called an inhabitant of Lebanon, either because their Houses were built of Wood cut down out of the Forrest of Lebanon, or because they lived in as great plenty, and delight, as if they lived in Lebanon; Or because they thought the mountain of Lebanon was a certain refuge to them.

They are said to make their nest in the Cedars; either because their houses were built of the Cedars of Lebanon, or because of the security they promised themselves, from that Forest and Mountain so full of, and famous for Cedars.

What favour wilt thou find

when my judgments shall come upon thee, as suddenly and as smartly, as the pains of a woman in travel come upon her, a similitude often made use of by this Prophet, to express the suddenness, unavoidableness and greatness of Judgments, chap. 4.31. and 6.24. and 13.21. and 30.6. and 49.24, and 50.43. and so in other Scriptures, Psal. 48.6. Micah▪ 4.9. 1 Thessalonians 5.3.

Marginal references: Heb. inhabit[illegible: 1 letter]ress.