Ezekiel 46:17
“But if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty; after it shall return to the prince: but his inheritance shall be his sons' for them.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Ezekiel 46:16-18
The prince was robe provided with possessions of his own, in order to prevent exactions from his subjects; further…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
To the year of liberty - That is, to the year of jubilee, called the year of liberty, because there was then a general…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezekiel 46:16-18
We have here a law for the limiting of the power of the prince in the disposing of the crown-lands. 1. If he have a son…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
year of liberty In Jer 34:14 the year of liberty is that of the freeing of the bondservant in the seventh year; and this…
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