Isaiah 36:12
“But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung , and drink their own piss with you?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But Rabshakeh said, hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words?.... That is, to them only,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee? - To Hezekiah, and to you alone. A part of my purpose is to address…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 36:11-22
We may hence learn these lessons: - 1. That, while princes and counsellors have public matters under debate, it is not…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
thatthey may eat Note the contrast in Isa 36:36. The clause, therefore, expresses not the desire or purpose of the king…
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