But the vow of a widow, or of her who is divorced, [even] everything with which she has bound her soul, shall stand against her.

Commentaries

3

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

But every vow of a widow. I have stated why widows are expressly named, namely, lest a woman should think that by a second marriage she wo…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But every vow of a widow
The Scripture speaks, as Jarchi says, of a widow from marriage, or that has been married, but a widow…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Two cases of vows are defined. The first concerns a daughter in her father's house. When her vow comes to his attention, he has the power either to…

Loading related resources...