The land. Not Jerusalem only, but the whole country. Every family apart. The mourning should extend to every individual of every family (comp. Ezekiel 24:23). David … Nathan. First the royal family is mentioned generally, to show that no one, however, high in station, is exempted from this mourning; and then a particular branch is named to individualize the lamentation.
Nathan is that son of David from whom descended Zerubbabel (1 Chronicles 3:5; Luke 3:27, Luke 3:31). Their wives apart. In private life the females of a household dwelt in apartments separate from the males, and in public functions the sexes were equally kept distinct (see Exodus 15:20; 11:34; 1 Samuel 18:6; 2 Samuel 6:5).