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Send ye the lambs for the ruler of the land from Selah to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Send ye the lamb - Lowth renders this, ‘I will send forth the son from the ruler of the land;’ meaning, as he supposes, that under …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land. —In the days of Ahab, Mesha, the then-king of Moab, had paid a tribute of shee…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Send ye a lamb. Here the Prophet scoffs at the Moabites for not acknowledging God at the proper time, but recklessly waiting for the strok…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Send you the lamb to the ruler of the land
Or tribute, as the Targum rightly interprets it. The Moabites, being conq…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God tells sinners what they may do to prevent ruin; so He does to Moab. Let them send the tribute they formerly engaged to pay to Judah. Take it as…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Send forth, O Lord, the lamb. Here he describes the state of their punishment, and he sets out two conditions:

  • Firs…

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