the Lord: 2 Chronicles 24:18-21, 2 Chronicles 33:10; 2 Kings 17:13; Jeremiah 25:3-4, Jeremiah 26:5, Jeremiah 35:15, Jeremiah 44:4-5
his messengers: Heb. the hand of his messengers
betimes: i.e., continually and carefully.
because: Judges 10:16; 2 Kings 13:23; Hosea 11:8; Luke 19:41-44