Charles Ellicott Commentary


Charles Ellicott Commentary
"Now hear me therefore, and send back the captives, that ye have taken captive of your brethren; for the fierce wrath of Jehovah is upon you." — 2 Chronicles 28:11 (ASV)
Now hear me therefore. — And now hearken to me (2 Chronicles 13:4; 2 Chronicles 15:2). The “and now” is illative, not temporal.
Deliver ... again. — Cause to return, send back.
Pierce wrath. — Heat of anger, i.e., hot anger. Leviticus 25:39, expressly forbids the permanent enslaving of Israelites by Israelites.