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Astonied - The word may possibly mean “one who is taken by surprise and loses his presence of mind.”
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
As a man astonied. —The word translated this way is not found elsewhere, but cognate words in Arabic mean to be startled and perplexed.
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
For our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you. O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why should you be as a…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
I have said that the former verse is confirmed by these words. For since the Prophet mentions God's own name to Him, we must consider the cause of …
John Gill
JohnGill
Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied Astonished, and so surprised as not to know what to say or do; or "asleep", as the Septuagi…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The people were in tears. But it was the cry of their trouble and their sin, rather than of their prayer. Let us be thankful for the mercy of water…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
Here, the prophet begins to pray to God for the people.
He makes his case with three arguments:
- An argument for mercy from the …
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes