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and Dancing, which ufually accompanied idola- Chapter
trous Feftivals. See Exod. xxxii. 6, 18, 19. XXIII.
Ibid. oAnd with the Men of the common fort o^v*XJ
were brought the Sabeans from the Wilder nej's,~\
The Prophet perfifts in comparing the Idolatries
of the Jews to the Practices oflewd Women who
proftitute themfelves to all Comers, even thofe of
the meaneft Condition. Such were the Sabeans
that came from the Wildernefs : i. e. from oArabia
called the 'Dejart, where dwelt the Pofterity of
Seba mentioned Gen. x. 7.
Thefe were probably
forne of thofe idolatrous People dwelling in the
Wildernefs, whom Jeremy mentions, Chap. ix. 26.
who polled the Corners of their Heads in honour
of fome Idol whom they worfhipped. See the Note
upon that place.
Ibid. Which put 'Bracelets upon their Hands,
and beautiful Crowns upon their Heads.'] i. e. Upon
the Hands and Heads of thefe two lewd Women,
oAholah and oAholibah, See Ver. 45. Brace-
lets and Crowns were Ornaments proper to Brides,
See Chap. xvi. 11, 12. and were like wife prefented
by Lovers to their MiftrefTes. Crowns were likewife
worn at publick Feftivals and Times of Rejoicing
: See Ifa. xxxv. 10. Whereupon the Hebrew
Phrafe is tranflated here and Chap. xvi. by
the LXX, Zriipavoy Kwxtxnai, a Crown of Rejoicing :
an Expreflion probably taken from hence by St.
Taul, 1 Thef. ii. 1 9.
Ver. 45. Then jaid I unto her that was grown Ver. 4$.
old in ^Adulteries, &o] The Words import, that
it was time for her to leave off her ill Courfes, that
Age and Experience might fufficiently convince
her of the Follies of them : but withal they imply,
B b 2 that