Verse 50
A nation of fierce countenance ,.... Or, "strong of face" F25 עז פנים "fortem faciebus", Montanus; "robustam facie", Vatablus. ; which aptly describes the old Romans, who are always represented as such; and whereas it is said of the Chaldeans, that they were a nation dreadful and terrible, Habakkuk 1:7 ; the same is said of the fourth beast, or Roman empire, Daniel 7:7 ; who were a terror to all the world:
which shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favour to the young : cruel, unmerciful, and uncompassionate, to persons of whatsoever age or sex; which, as it was the character of the Chaldeans, 2 Chronicles 36:17 ; so of the Romans, who especially showed no mercy to the Jews, as Josephus F26 De Bello Jud. l. 3. c. 7. sect. 1. , who was an eyewitness, testifies."The Romans (says he) showed no mercy to any age, out of hatred to the nation (of the Jews), and in remembrance of the injuries done to Cestius;'one of their governors, when among them. And in another place he says F1 Ibid. sect. 34. ,"the Romans, remembering what they suffered in the siege, spared none, and showed no mercy.'
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