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For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate; for the grass is withered away, the tender grass faileth, there is no green thing.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For the waters of Nimrim - It is supposed by some that the prophet here states the cause why the Moabites would flee to the cities …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The waters of Nimrim ... —These also appear in Jeremiah 48:34. They were probably a reservoir from which the fields were irrigated…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The waters of Nimrim. By an exaggerated form of expression, he gives a more enlarged view of this desolation. He says that the

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate
Or dried up, through a great drought that should come upon the land at th…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The Divine judgments about to come upon the Moabites.

This prophecy, coming to pass within three years, would confirm the prophet's mission …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. The burden of Moab. In this part, the prophet i ues a threat against the Moabites, who were descended from Moab, the firs…

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