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As Jehovah thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not here, he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

There is no nation ... - This is expressed in the style of Eastern hyperbole. What Obadiah means is this: among the nations and kingdoms ove…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

There is no nation. —This unremitting search—implying perhaps some supremacy or authority over neighbouring kingd…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

As the Lord your God lives. Which is the form of an oath he thought fit to make, to ascertain the truth of what he was ab…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The severest judgments, by themselves, will not humble or change the hearts of sinners; nothing, except the blood of Jesus Christ, can atone for th…

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