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12And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

Genesis 16:12

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  • And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.

  • And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

  • Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? …

  • And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

  • For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 10-14)

We may suppose that the angel having given Hagar that good counsel (Gen. 16:9) to return to her mistress she immediately promised to do so, and was setting her face homeward; and then the angel went on to encourage her with an assurance of the mercy God had in store for her and her seed: for God will meet those with mercy that are returning to their duty. I said, I will confess, and thou forgavest…

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