And when a man`s uncle shall take him up, even he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is in the innermost parts of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No; then shall he say, Hold thy peace; for we may not make mention of the name of Jehovah.
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And a man’s uncle ... and he that burneth him - Literally, “and there shall take him up his uncle and his burner,” that is, his uncle who, a…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Ten ... uncle.—In some large house, it might be that ten are left, but even these are devoured by the pestilence …
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
In the beginning of the verse, the Prophet expresses more clearly what he had just said—that the pestilence would be so severe as to consume the wh…
John Gill
JohnGill
And a man's uncle shall take him up
That is, his father's brother, as Kimchi; or his near kinsman, as the Targum; to…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
How dreadful, how miserable, is the case of those whose eternal ruin the Lord himself has sworn; for he can execute his purpose, and none can alter…
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