And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until it rained on them from the sky; and she allowed neither the birds of the sky to rest on them by day nor the wild animals by night.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Dropped - Rather, this means “poured,” the proper word for heavy rain (Exodus 9:33). The “early rain,” or heavy rain of autumn, …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth
Both as a token of mourning for her sons, and as fittest to defend fr…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

That a guilty land should enjoy many years of plenty calls for gratitude; and we need not wonder that misused abundance is punished with scarcity. …