Num 22:4, Jer 6:3 | JFB | e4.org | 4. elders of Midian —called kings ( ) and princes ( ). The Midianites, a distinct people on the southern frontier of Moab, united with them as confederates against Israel, their common enemy.

‏ Numbers 22:4

4. elders of Midian—called kings (Nu 31:8) and princes (Jos 13:21). The Midianites, a distinct people on the southern frontier of Moab, united with them as confederates against Israel, their common enemy.

‏ Jeremiah 6:3

3. shepherds—hostile leaders with their armies (Jer 1:15; 4:17; 49:20; 50:45).

feed—They shall consume each one all that is near him; literally, "his hand," that is, the place which he occupies (Nu 2:17; see on Isa 56:5).