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Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Therefore shall the land mourn — Dumb inanimate nature seems to rejoice and to be in unison with our sense of joy, when bedewed and fresh …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The mourning of the land is the judgment of famine, which falls not only on living people, but on all living things (the Septuagint has introduced …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The Prophet now expresses more clearly the dispute which he mentions in the first verse. It now evidently appears that it was not a judgment expres…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Therefore shall the land mourn Because of the calamities on it, the devastations made in it; nothing growing upon it, thr…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Hosea reproves for immorality, as well as idolatry. There was no truth, mercy, or knowledge of God in the land: it was full of murders ([Reference …

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