Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Without me - בלתי biltı̂y. There has been a great variety of interpretation given to this expression. Our translators eviden…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Without me they shall bow down ... —The Hebrew text is obscure, but these words were probably intended as the answer to t…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

If they shall not fall down. As the meaning of the particle בלתי (bilti) is ambiguous, commentators have given various interpreta…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and
they shall fall under the slain

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

These verses are to be joined with the preceding chapter. Woe to the superior powers that devise and decree unrighteous decrees! And woe to the inf…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Woe to them that make wicked laws. Here he begins to threaten the foreign enemies who persecute them physically.

He threa…

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