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And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

In eastern countries where fuel is scarce the lack is supplied by dried cow-dung stored for the winter. Barley cakes were (and are) baked under hot…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

As barley cakes. — These were commonly cooked in the hot ashes, hence the particular defilement caused by the fuel required to be …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

This vision properly belongs to the ten tribes, and for this reason, I have said that God’s vengeance is not to be considered as applying only to t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And you shall eat it [as] barley cakes That is, the bread made of wheat, barley, beans, lentiles, millet, and fitches, wa…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The bread that was Ezekiel's support was to be made of coarse grain and pulse mixed together, seldom used except in times of urgent scarcity, and h…

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