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They shall be left together unto the ravenous birds of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth; and the ravenous birds shall summer upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

They shall be left together — The figure of speech here is dropped, and the literal narration is resumed. The meaning is that the army wil…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

They shall be left together unto the fowls of the mountains ... —The figure and the reality are strangely blended. The grapes of that vint…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

They shall be left together. He means that they will be cast aside as a thing of no value, as John the Baptist also compares them to chaff…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

They shall be left, together unto the fowls of the mountains,
and to the beasts of the earth

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God's care for his people, and the increase of the church.

This chapter is one of the most obscure in Scripture, though more of it was proba…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Woe to the land, the winged cymbal. Here he threatens the Egyptians.

    First, he threatens their punishment by comparing it…

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