Exodus 5:17
“But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But he said, ye are idle, ye are idle,.... Instead of expressing indignation at the taskmasters, and relieving the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Ye are idle - The old Egyptian language abounds in epithets which show contempt for idleness. The charge was equally…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Ye are idle - therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice - It is common for those who feel unconcerned about their own…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Exodus 5:15-23
It was a great strait that the head-workmen were in, when they must either abuse those that were under them or be abused…
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