Isaiah 36:5
“I say, sayest thou, (but they are but vain words) I have counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
I say, (sayest thou,) but they are but vain words,.... Or, "word of lips" (f); meaning the following, which he suggests…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
I say, sayest thou - In 2Ki 18:20, this is ‘thou sayest;’ and thus many manuscripts read it here, and Lowth and Noyes…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 36:1-10
We shall here only observe some practical lessons. 1. A people may be in the way of their duty and yet meet with trouble…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
I say, sayest thou, (butthey are but vain words) & c. Rather (as Cheyne and others) Thinkest thou that a mere word of…
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