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and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the peoples; and as one gathereth eggs that are forsaken, have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or that opened the mouth, or chirped.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And my hand has found, as a nest - By a beautiful and striking figure here, the A yrian monarch is represented as describing the ea…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

My hand has found as a nest. —The inscription of Sargon presents an almost verbal parallelism (Records of the Past, v…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And my hand hath found as a nest. He adds that it cost him no trouble to vanquish kings and amass their wealth, and he illustrates this by…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And my hand has found as a nest the riches of the people , &c.] With that ease as a man finds a nest of birds, and takes …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

See what a change sin made. The king of Assyria, in his pride, thought to act by his own will. The tyrants of the world are tools of Providence. Go…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Woe to them that make wicked laws. Here he begins to threaten the foreign enemies who persecute them physically.

He threa…

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