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The young men bare the mill; And the children stumbled under the wood.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

They took the young men to grind - Or, “The young men” have worked at the mill, a menial and laborious task usually performed by slaves . <…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

They took ... — Better, Young men bear the mill: that is, they were not only set to grind the handmill, which was itself …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

I cannot proceed further now.

Prayer:

Grant, Almighty God, that since you have once stretched forth your hand to consecrate us as a p…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

They took the young men to grind In the mill, which was laborious service; and which persons were sometimes put to, by way of punis…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Is anyone afflicted? Let him pray; and let him in prayer pour out his complaint to God. The people of God do so here; they do not complain of evils…

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