16And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
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And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-17)In these verses we have, I. Gideon, as a valiant general, pursuing the remaining Midianites, and bravely following his blow. A very great slaughter was made of the enemy at first: 120,000 men that drew the sword , Jdg. 7:10. Such a terrible execution did they make among themselves, and so easy a prey were they to Israel. But, it seems, the two kings of Midian, being better provided than the rest f…
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