Lamentations 5:12
“Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Princes are hanged up by their hand,.... According to some, as Aben Ezra observes, by the hand of the servants before…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
After the princes had been put to death their bodies were hung up by the hand to expose them to public contumely. Old…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Princes are hanged up by their hand - It is very probable that this was a species of punishment. They were suspended…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Lamentations 5:1-16
Is any afflicted? let him pray; and let him in prayer pour out his complaint to God, and make known before him his…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The reference may either be to impalement after death, or to torture in order, as Pe. suggests, to obtain information as…
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