Albert Barnes Commentary


Albert Barnes Commentary
"Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back." — Proverbs 24:11 (ASV)
Literally:
“Deliver those that are drawn to death,
And those who totter to the slaughter—if
You withdraw ...”
That is, “O withdraw them,” save them from their doom; in contrast to Proverbs 24:10. The structure and meaning are both somewhat obscure; but the sentence is complete in itself, and is not a mere hypothesis concluded in the following verses.