“All the people allied with you Will send you to the border, And the people at peace with you Will deceive you and overpower you. They who eat your bread Will set an ambush for you. (There is no understanding in him.)

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

All the men of your confederacy have brought you right to the border — Destruction is more bitter when friends aid in it. Edom had all alo…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The completeness of the overthrow awaiting Edom. It is no mere inroad of a marauding tribe. Something would escape the robber, though he m…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Here the Prophet expresses the way God would punish the Idumeans: trusting in their alliances, they despised God, as we have already observed. The …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

All the men of your confederacy have brought you [even] to the border Or of "your covenant" F18; that are in l…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

This prophecy is against Edom. Its destruction seems to have been typical, like their father Esau's rejection, and appears to refer to the destruct…