17And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.
Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;
And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man.
They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-30)Ehud is the next of the judges whose achievements are related in this history, and here is an account of his actions. I. When Israel sins again God raises up a new oppressor, Jdg. 3:12-14. It was an aggravation of their wickedness that they did evil again after they had smarted so long for their former iniquities, promised so fair when Othniel judged them, and received so much mercy from God in th…
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