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Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread out his wings against Bozrah: and the heart of the mighty men of Edom at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Edom stretched along the south of Judah from the border of Moab on the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean and the Arabian deserts, and held the same rel…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

He shall come up and fly as the eagle. The prophet passes from one symbol of sovereignty to another, and instead of the …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

He again speaks of the swift coming of the Chaldeans, as if he had said, “When the state of that nation seems peaceful, when they rest secure in th…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Behold, he shall come up, and fly as the eagle The Targum is, ``behold, as an eagle comes up and flies, so shall a king c…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The Edomites were old enemies to the Israel of God. But their day is now at hand; it is foretold, not only to warn them, but for the sake of the Is…

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