Isaiah 17:5
“And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn,.... The "standing" corn, as in the Hebrew text: "and reapeth…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And it shall be ... - This is the other figure by which the prophet sets forth the calamities that were coming upon…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 17:1-5
We have here the burden of Damascus; the Chaldee paraphrase reads it, The burden of the cup of the curse to drink to…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The succeeding pictures are exceedingly graphic, an evidence of Isaiah's intense interest in rural life. The reaper…
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