Genesis 9:2
“And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the fear or you, and the dread of you, shall be upon every beast of the earth,.... This is a renewal, at least in…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 9:1-7
- The Blessing of Noah 2. מורא môrā', “fear, reverence, awful deed.” חת chat, “dread, breaking of the courage.” Noah…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The fear of you and the dread, etc. - Prior to the fall, man ruled the inferior animals by love and kindness, for then…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 9:1-7
We read, in the close of the foregoing chapter, the very kind things which God said in his heart, concerning the remnant…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the fear of you and the dread of you This is a new feature in God's ordering of the world. Hitherto (Gen 1:28) man had…
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