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he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs thereof, and carried it unto a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A land of commerce - The land of Babylon.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Into a land of traffick. —Literally, a land of Canaan, the word being sometimes used for merchant or merchandise, as in H…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Here the Prophet reasons from the greater to the less. For if Nebuchadnezzar was able to subdue the whole kingdom with ease when the Jews were stil…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

He cropped off the top of his young twigs
By which are meant the princes of the land, or the several branches of the…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Mighty conquerors are aptly likened to birds or beasts of prey, but their destructive pa ions are overruled to advance God's designs. Those who dep…

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