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Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also, and shall be sore pained; and Ekron, for her expectation shall be put to shame; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Ashkelon shall see and fear - The words expre that seeing and fearing will be as one. The mightiest and wealthiest, Tyre, having fa…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

See it, and fear. —Philistia might well fear and tremble on hearing of the destruction of Tyre. Ashkelon and Ekron, it is true, are not me…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king s…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

In this verse, the devastation of those cities which the Prophet names is also described; as though he had said that all those cities which had ris…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Ashkelon shall see [it], and fear
That is, as Kimchi explains it, when Ashkelon shall see that Tyre humbles herself …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here are judgements foretold on several nations. While the Macedonians and Alexander's successors were at war in these countries, the Lord promised…

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