Commentaries
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As a great lion.— Better, as a lione . . Balaam transfers to the whole nation that which Jacob had prophesied of Judah.
John Calvin
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16th Century
Protestant
16th Century
Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion. This comparison is not in every respect accurate; for it does not signify that the Israe…
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion
Or rather, "as the lioness" F14 , which, as Aelianus say…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
Balak was angry with Balaam. Thus a confession of God's overruling power is extorted from a wicked prophet, to the confusion of a wicked prince. A …
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Charles Ellicott
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