Verse 28
28. Thy tumult Rather, thy arrogance; a reference to his impious and haughty boasts.
Hook… bridle Allusion to the method of taming and controlling wild and restive animals. The Assyrians and Babylonians were also wont, as appears from the monuments, to lead their most distinguished prisoners by a rope or chain fastened in the lower lip, or the nose.
The way by which thou camest These words indicate an ignominious retreat.
An invader who goes back by the same route he came usually goes back disappointed and humbled from having failed to carry out his plans.
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