The Definition of the word Swelling

Swelling

Of Jordan (Jer. 12:5), literally the pride" of Jordan (as in" "R.V.), i.e., the luxuriant thickets of tamarisks, poplars," "reeds, etc., which were the lair of lions and other beasts of" prey. The reference is not to the overflowing of the river banks. (Comp. 49:19; 50:44; Zech. 11:3).