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For neither from the east, nor from the west, Nor yet from the south, [cometh] lifting up.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For promotion - The word used here in the original, and rendered “promotion”—הרים (hariym)—can have two quite different me…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

For promotion ... —The Authorized Version has rightly set aside the vowel pointing of the text here, which, like the Septuagint an…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

For exaltations come neither from the east nor from the west. The prophet here provides an admirable remedy for correcting pride when he t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For promotion comes neither from the east, nor from the west,
nor from the south. It is no…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

No secondary causes will bring people to preferment without the First Cause. Preferment comes neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from th…

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