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Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria; thy nobles are at rest; thy people are scattered upon the mountains, and there is none to gather them.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Your shepherds — that is, those who should counsel for the people’s good and feed them, and “keep watch over their flocks by night,” but are…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Shepherds — that is, chief officers, as in Micah 5:2 and throughout. Their sheep are “scattered upon the mountains and none attemp…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Your nobles shall dwell in the dust: your people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathers them.

Let not the same be said…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

He confirms the preceding verse and says that there would be no counsel nor wisdom in the leading men: for the shepherds of the king of As…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Your shepherds slumber, O king of A yria Who this king of A yria was is not easy to say; some think Esarhaddon, who is th…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Strongholds, even the strongest, are no defense against the judgments of God. They will be unable to do anything for themselves.

The Chaldea…

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