and I said to her, You shall abide for me many days; you shall not play the prostitute, and you shall not be any man`s wife: so will I also be toward you.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

You shall abide for me many days — Literally, you shall sit, solitary and as a widow (Deuteronomy 21:13), quie…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Shalt abide for me— that is, you shall abide in seclusion at my discretion. The “many days” are an indefinite period of amendment,…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

These verses have been read together, for in these four the Prophet explains the vision presented to him. He says, first, that he had done what God…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And I said to her: Having bought or hired her, this was the covenant or agreement he made with her.

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

People's dislike of true religion is because they love objects and forms that allow them to indulge, instead of mortifying, their lusts. How wonder…

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