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Can the rush grow up without mire? Can the flag grow without water?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Can the rush - This passage has all the appearance of being a fragment of a poem handed down from ancient times. It is cited by Bildad as an…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The flag is the plant of Genesis 41:2, which the cattle feed upon. This figure is reinforced by a second, namely, that of the spid…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Can the rush grow up without mire ?
&c.] No, at least not long, or so as to lift up his head on high, as the word si…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Bildad speaks insightfully about hypocrites and evildoers, and the fatal end of all their hopes and joys. He proves this truth—the destruction of t…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

In the preceding verses, Bildad of Shuah defended the same opinion that Eliphaz the Temanite had proposed: that those who are divinely punished for…

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