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My heart is smitten like grass, and withered; For I forget to eat my bread.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

My heart is smitten – Broken; crushed with grief. We now speak of “a broken heart.” Even death is often caused by such excessive sorrow as…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Smitten. —As by the sun. Exactly as in Hosea 9:16.

So that I forget. —Better, for I have forgotten,

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth. My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to ea…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

My heart is smitten, and dried up like grass. Here he employs a third comparison, declaring that his heart is withered, and completely dri…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

My heart is smitten, and withered like grass
Like grass in the summer solstice F4, which being smitten wi…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The whole word of God is of use to direct us in prayer; but here, as often elsewhere, the Holy Spirit has put words into our mouths. Here is a pray…

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