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).