And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Open fields is synonymous with “wilderness” in the previous clause. The crocodile and the fish together, drawn from the river, are…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee, and
all the fish of thy rivers

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Worldly, carnal minds pride themselves in their property, forgetting that whatever we have, we received it from God and should use it for God. Why,…

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