Boiling over as water, you shall not have the pre-eminence; Because you went up to your father`s bed; Then defiled it. He went up to my couch.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

מכרה mekêrāh — “weapon;” related: כיר kārar or כרה kārāh dig. “Device, design?” related:

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Unstable. —This translation is shown to be correct by the use of the word in Judges 9:4; Zephaniah 3:4, in both of whic…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel;

So it is clear that the greatest strength and dignity and power will not serve a man, so a…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Unstable as water. He shows that the honor that did not have a good conscience as its guardian was not firm but evanescent; and thus he re…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Unstable as water
Which is not to be understood of the levity of his mind, and his disposition to hurt, and the impe…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Reuben was the firstborn; but by gross sin, he forfeited the birthright. The character of Reuben is that he was unstable as water. Men do not thriv…

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