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They pluck salt-wort by the bushes; And the roots of the broom are their food.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Who cut up mallows - For the purpose of eating. Mallows are common medicinal plants, famous for their emollient or softening properties, and…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Who cut up mallows by the bushes
Which with the Troglodytes were of a vast size F18 ; or rather "upon the…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Job contrasts his present condition with his former honour and authority. What little cause do people have to be ambitious or proud of that which m…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

After listing the many prosperous things he had enjoyed in the past, Job now lists the adversities he was suffering. He begins by showing that, in …

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