15As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15)It is written indeed, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people ; but if he be a wicked ruler, that oppresses the people, especially the poor people, robbing them of the little they have and making a prey of them, whatever we may call him, this scripture calls him a roaring lion and a ranging bear . 1. In respect of his character. He is brutish, barbarous, and blood-thirsty; he is rathe…
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