Commentaries
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For they fled – The inhabitants of one part of the land.
The grievousness of war – Hebrew, כבד kobed – “the …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
For they fled from the swords. —The fourfold repetition of the somewhat full form of the Hebrew preposition (literally, <…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
For they flee from the face of the swords. He means that the calamity will be dreadful, and that the Arabians will have good reason for fl…
John Gill
JohnGill
For they fled from the swords of their enemy, whom they could not withstand; perhaps the Assyrian army. They fled
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The Arabians lived in tents and kept cattle. A destroying army will be brought upon them and make them an easy prey.
We do not know what str…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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The burden of the desert of the sea. Here the prophet threatens the enemies who oppre ed Israel by taking their goods, ev…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes