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Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away over the brook of the willows.
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A Picture of Desperate Flight
Commentators paint a vivid picture of Moabite refugees fleeing disaster. They are carrying all the wealth and possessions they could gather, crossing a boundary known as the 'brook of the willows.' Scholars like Ellicott suggest this was a real stream marking the border with Edom, emphasizing that the Moabites were being driven completely out of their own land.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Therefore, the abundance they have acquired – They will remove their wealth from a place that is utterly burned up with drought, where the w…
19th Century
Anglican
Therefore the abundance ... —The picture of the flight is completed. The fugitives carry with them all the household goods they ca…
16th Century
Protestant
Therefore what everyone has left. This corresponds to the ordinary expression, (Ce qu’il aura espargne), Whatever he shall ha…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up
The great substance which the Moabites …
The Divine judgments about to come upon the Moabites.
This prophecy, coming to pass within three years, would confirm the prophet's mission …
13th Century
Catholic
1. The burden of Moab. In this part, the prophet issues a threat against the Moabites, who were descended from Moab, the fir…
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