IV. INTERPRETATIONS.
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but are now broken away, only a fragment remaining in his hand. | ||
| 14. Jeremiah. | ||
| 14. | a. | The burial of the girdle (xiii. 4, 5).
The prophet is digging by the shore of Euphrates, represented by vertically winding furrows down the middle of the tablet. Note, the translation should be "hole in the ground," not "rock." |
| 14, | b. | The breaking of the yoke (xxviii. 1 o).
From the prophet Jeremiah's neck; it is here represented as a doubled and redoubled chain. |
| 15. Ezekiel | ||
| 15, | a. | Wheel within wheel (i. 16).
The prophet sitting; before him two wheels of equal size, one involved in the ring of the other. |
| 15, | b. | "Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem " (xxi. 2).
The prophet before the gate of Jerusalem. |
| 16. Daniel. | ||
| 16, | a. | "He hath shut the lions' mouths" (vi. 22).
Daniel holding a book, the lions treated as heraldic supporters. The subject is |
