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A Proverb of Peace
Commentators like Barnes and Ellicott explain that the phrase “not a dog move his tongue” was a common proverb signifying absolute peace and safety. While Egypt would be filled with the sounds of wailing and chaos, Israel would experience a supernatural quiet, free from any alarm or assault.
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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 11:7
18th Century
Theologian
Shall not a dog move his tongue - A proverb expressing freedom from alarm and immunity from assault.
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 11:7
19th Century
Bishop
Shall not a dog move his tongue. —Compare Joshua 10:21. The expression is evidently proverbial.
John Gill
On Exodus 11:7
17th Century
Pastor
But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move
his tongue, against man or beast
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Matthew Henry
On Exodus 11:4–10
17th Century
Minister
The death of all the first-born in Egypt at once: this plague had been the first threatened, but was the last executed. See how slow God is to wrat…