give over: or, shut up, 1Sa 23:7, Psa 31:8 a cruel lord: Rather, "cruel lords," agreeable to the LXX, Syriac, Vulgate, and the original adonim kasheh. Nebuchadnezzar, who first conquered and ravaged Egypt, bc 573, and the following year; and then, not only his successors, but Cambyses (who invaded Egypt, bc 526) the son of Cyrus, and the whole succession of Persian kings till the time of Alexander, who were in general hard masters, and grievously oppressed the country. Isa 19:2, Isa 20:4, Jer 46:26, Eze 29:19 Reciprocal: Isa 19:20 - they shall Isa 30:6 - into the land Jer 6:23 - cruel Jer 52:3 - through Eze 30:12 - I will make