Give counsel, execute justice; make your shade as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; don`t betray the fugitive.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Take counsel – Hebrew, ‘Bring counsel;’ or cause it to come (הבאו hâbı̂'ı̂û — or as it is in the keri הביאי

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Make your shadow as the night ... —The whole verse is addressed, as the context shows, not by the prophet to Moa…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Assemble a council. He proceeds with the same subject. For if we wish to understand this passage rightly, we must set before our minds the…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Take counsel, execute judgment
This refers either to what goes before, that they would take the counsel given, and d…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God tells sinners what they may do to prevent ruin; so He does to Moab. Let them send the tribute they formerly engaged to pay to Judah. Take it as…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Send forth, O Lord, the lamb. Here he describes the state of their punishment, and he sets out two conditions:

  • Firs…

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