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Man is bowed down, and mankind is humbled; therefore don`t forgive them.
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A Universal Sin
Commentators explain that 'the mean man' and 'the great man' refer to all social classes, from the poor to the powerful. The sin of idolatry was not limited to one group; it had corrupted the entire nation. Matthew Henry applies this today, warning that even in lands without literal idols, people can be guilty of idolizing wealth and possessions, forgetting God.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the mean man - That is, the man in humble life, the poor, the low in rank - for this is all that the Hebrew word here - אדם 'âd…
19th Century
Anglican
And the mean man bows down. —The English adequately gives the significance of the two words for “man”—in Hebrew, adam…
Baptist
Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there an…
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16th Century
Protestant
And the mean man boweth down. Some commentators read these words in immediate connection with what precedes, as if the Prophet were procee…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the mean man bows down, and the great man humbleshimselfBoth high and low, rich a…
The calling of the Gentiles, the spread of the gospel, and that far more extensive preaching of it yet to come, are foretold. Let Christians streng…
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13th Century
Catholic
Therefore forgive them not. Here he threatens them with punishment, which is divided into two parts:
