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All thine enemies have opened their mouth wide against thee; They hiss and gnash the teeth; they say, We have swallowed her up; Certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Seen it - Omit “it.” The intensity of the enemy’s exultation is shown by the heaping up of unconnected words. We have found what we sought, …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

All your enemies. —The exultation of the enemies is expressed by every feature in the physiognomy of malignant hate, the wide mouth, the h…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Here, also, the Prophet introduces enemies as insolently exulting over the miseries of the people. He first says that they had opened the mouth, ev…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

All your enemies have opened their mouth against you
Or "widened" F24 them; stretched them out as far as …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Causes for lamentation are described. Multitudes perished by famine. Even little children were slain by their mother's hands and eaten, according t…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here he presents the insults of their enemies: your enemies have opened their mouth, by accusing; your enemies, Idu…

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