He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Translate:

Let him sit alone and keep silence;
For He (God) hath laid the yoke upon him.
Let him place his mouth in the dust;

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

He sits alone ... —Better, Let him sit alone, and keep silence when He (Jehovah) has laid it (the yoke) upon…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.

Wh…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Here he shows the fruit of teachableness; for when God deals severely with His children, they still do not rebel, but even then they willingly subm…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

He sitteth alone
Retires from the world, and the men of it, who takes upon him the yoke of Christ; though he is not …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Having stated his distress and temptation, the prophet shows how he was raised above it. Bad as things are, it is owing to the mercy of God that th…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here the author describes the condition of the one who waits.

  1. Regarding the depth of his contemplation: he is solitary, so as…

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