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O Israel, thy prophets have been like foxes in the waste places.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

In the deserts - Foxes find a home among ruins etc. (Lamentations 5:18). So the prophets find their profit in the ruin of their …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Like the foxes in the deserts. —The comparison is sufficiently close if it is considered as extending only to these misch…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Therefore, Ezekiel exposes the snares of the false prophets. The ten tribes had been dispersed, much like a field or a vineyard removed from a popu…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

O Israel, your prophets are like the foxes of the deserts . ] The false prophets, as the Targum; these are called Israel'…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Where God gives a warrant to do anything, he gives wisdom.

What they delivered was not what they had seen or heard, as is true of what the m…

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