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and my hand has found as a nest the riches of the peoples; and as one gathers eggs that are forsaken, have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or that opened the mouth, or chirped.
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The Arrogance of Power
Commentators unanimously explain the king of Assyria's boast using the metaphor of robbing a bird's nest. He claims that conquering nations and seizing their wealth was as effortless as gathering eggs from a nest left undefended. The complete silence of his victims—no flapping wing or chirp of protest—is meant to illustrate his absolute power and the terror he inspired.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And my hand has found, as a nest - By a beautiful and striking figure here, the Assyrian monarch is represented as describing the e…
19th Century
Anglican
My hand has found as a nest. —The inscription of Sargon presents an almost verbal parallelism (Records of the Past, v…
16th Century
Protestant
And my hand hath found as a nest. He adds that it cost him no trouble to vanquish kings and amass their wealth, and he illustrates this by…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And my hand has found as a nest the riches of the people , &c.] With that ease as a man finds a nest of birds, and takes …
See what a change sin made. The king of Assyria, in his pride, thought to act by his own will. The tyrants of the world are tools of Providence. Go…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Woe to them that make wicked laws. Here he begins to threaten the foreign enemies who persecute them physically.
He threa…
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