For the seller shall not return to what he has sold, while they live. For wrath is upon all their multitude; it shall not turn back; and because of his iniquity, none can maintain his life.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Although they were yet alive - Though they are yet among the living.

Which shall not return ... - He (that is, the seller) sha…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The seller shall not return. —The previous verse described the general cessation of all the business of life in the utter…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

This verse is interpreted in various ways, but the Prophet’s meaning is by no means obscure. At the beginning, he says that those who sold had no c…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For the seller shall not return to that which is sold In the year of jubilee, because he shall be in captivity: according…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The abruptness of this prophecy, and the many repetitions, show that the prophet was deeply affected by the prospect of these calamities. Such will…

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