For wasn`t Israel a derision to you? was he found among thieves? for as often as you speak of him, you wag the head.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Was he found ... — Or, “was he found among thieves that as often as you speak of him” you wag your head? — in contempt for a fallen enemy.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Was not Israel a derision unto thee? — The “derision” had been shown at an earlier stage in the history of Judah ([Refere…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The Prophet now addresses the Chaldeans, who were to be the executioners of God’s vengeance; therefore he says, Make him drunk, because he has …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For was not Israel a derision to you ? &c.] In the time of his calamity, when the ten tribes were carried captive by the …

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