Because you cherished perpetual enmity, and gave over the people of Israel to the power of the sword at the time of their calamity, at the time of their final punishment;

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Shed blood — Omit “blood.” The marginal reading is better, that is, you have given up the children of Israel to the sword; you have scattere…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Perpetual hatred.— Enmity towards Israel is also imputed to the Ammonites, Moabites, and Philistines in Ezekiel 25; but that of Ed…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Because you have had a perpetual hatred
There was an old grudge and enmity subsisting in the posterity of Esau again…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

All who have God against them, have the word of God against them. Those who have a constant hatred for God and his people, as the carnal mind has, …

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