Commentators explain that the jealousy of a wronged husband is not a mild feeling but a consuming rage. John Gill describes it as "strong as death, and cruel as the grave," a fury that boils within until it can be unleashed. This rage is unappeasable; unlike other offenses, it cannot be settled with money or pleas for mercy, as the wronged party will not spare the offender in the "day of vengeance."