Nehemiah 4:5
“And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee,.... Let it not go unpunished, and…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Let not their sin be blotted out - These are the most terrible imprecations; but probably we should understand them as…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Nehemiah 4:1-6
Here is, I. The spiteful scornful reflection which Sanballat and Tobiah cast upon the Jews for their attempt to build…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
and cover not their iniquity i.e. forgive it not. Cf. Psa 85:2, -Thou hast forgiventhe iniquity of thy people, thou hast…
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