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Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow [there] with oxen? that ye have turned justice into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood;

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The two images both represent a toil that people would condemn as absurd, destructive, and fruitless. The horse’s hooves or its limbs would be brok…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The questions require a negative answer and show that Israel's conduct is as inconsistent and senseless as the supposition involved in the question…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Interpreters misrepresent this verse. Some think that the Prophet, by these figurative expressions, means that the people were wholly unprofitable …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Shall horses run upon the rocks? or will [one] plough [there] with oxen ? &c.] Will any man be so weak and foolish, to pr…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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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