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Therefore those who speak in proverbs say, Come you to Heshbon; Let the city of Sihon be built and established:
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A Song of Victory
Commentators explain that the phrase "they that speak in proverbs" refers to poets or bards. The passage that follows is not a simple saying but a victory song, likely composed by the Amorites to celebrate their earlier conquest of Heshbon from the Moabites.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Those who speak in proverbs - The original word is almost equivalent to “the poets.” The word supplies the title of the Book of Proverbs its…
19th Century
Anglican
Come into Heshbon.— These verses appear to commemorate first the victory of the Amorites over the Moabites, and then that of the I…
16th Century
Protestant
Therefore, those who speak in proverbs. That is, an old saying, or proverbial sentence, remains and is well known. The song, however, seem…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say The historical writers of those times, among the Amorites, who were usuall…
Sihon went with his forces against Israel, from outside his own borders and without provocation, and so brought about his own ruin. The enemies of …
