6But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
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And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;
And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-7)We have here the last will and testament of king David, or a codicil annexed to it, after he had settled the crown upon Solomon and his treasures upon the temple which was to be built. The last words of great and good men are thought worthy to be in a special manner remarked and remembered. David would have those taken notice of, and added either to his Psalms (as they are here to that in the fore…
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