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Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, Until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Render, For Kain will surely not be destroyed (literally “be for destruction”) until Asshur, etc. The words are not, as they appear in the…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And he looked on the Kenites ... According to the ordinary interpretation of these verses, the continuous destruction o…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Until Asshur shall carry you away captive. It is a harsh and unnatural construction to apply this to the Kenites. Indeed, the majority agr…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted
Though they were so strongly fortified, and closely immured and surrounded w…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Under the powerful influence of the Spirit of prophecy, Balaam foretold the future prosperity and extensive dominion of Israel. Balaam boasts that …

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