He shall not see the rivers - This means he will not be permitted to enjoy plenty and prosperity. Rivers or rills of honey and butter are em…

The brooks of honey and butter. —He uses language that might suggest he was familiar with the promise of Canaan. However, since th…

He shall not see the rivers
Of water, or meet with any to assuage his thirst, which poison excites, and so makes a m…

The miserable condition of the wicked man in this world is fully set forth. The lusts of the flesh are here called the sins of his youth. His hidin…

Since the author had said (in verse 11) that the bones of the evil person must be filled with the sins of their youth, so that they are punished af…