Numbers 11:18

Num 11:18 And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for [it was] well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

Ver. 18. Sanctify yourselves. ] Ironice dictum; or, Sanctify; that is, Prepare yourselves for the day of slaughter, as in Jeremiah 12:3 .

For ye have wept in the ears. ] Tears, of what sort soever, have a voice in them, Psa 39:12 as blood hath. Gen 4:10

For it was well with us in Egypt. ] Such is the murmuring of those malcontents, that say, It was a merry world before there was so much preaching and teaching.

And ye shall eat. ] Flesh with a vengeance; which ye shall eat on earth, but digest in hell. a

a In terris manducant quod apud inferos digerant. - August.