Genesis 31:40
“Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me,.... One and the same God is…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 31:1-55
- Jacob’s Flight from Haran 19. תרפים terāpı̂ym, Teraphim. This word occurs fifteen times in the Old Testament. It…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
In the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night - The being exposed to the heat by day, and frost by night,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 31:36-42
See in these verses,
I. The power of provocation. Jacob's natural temper was mild and calm, and grace had improved it;…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
drought … frost The extremes of midday heat and midnight frost. For the variations of temperature, cf. Jer 36:30.
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