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And he cried as a lion: O Lord, I stand continually upon the watch-tower in the day-time, and am set in my ward whole nights;

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And he cried, A lion - Margin, ‘As a lion.’ This is the correct rendering. The particle כ (k) - ‘as,’ is often omitted ([R…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And he cried, A lion. —Better, As a lion. The cry seems to be the low murmur of the eager, almost angry, impatience by which the …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And he cried, A lion. “Having listened diligently with careful attention,” he finally observes a lion. This is understood to mean…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he cried, a lion
That is, the watchman cried, a lion, or that he saw a lion; not Uriah the priest, as the Septua…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Babylon was a flat country, abundantly watered. The destruction of Babylon, so often prophesied by Isaiah, was typical of the destruction of the gr…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. The burden of the desert of the sea. Here the prophet threatens the enemies who oppre ed Israel by taking their goods, ev…

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