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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Our necks are under persecution,.... A yoke of hard servitude and bondage was put upon their necks, as Jarchi interprets…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Our necks ... - i. e. we were pursued so actively that our enemies seemed to be leaning over our necks ready to seize…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Our necks are under persecution - We feel the yoke of our bondage; we are driven to our work like the bullock, which has…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Lamentations 5:1-16
Is any afflicted? let him pray; and let him in prayer pour out his complaint to God, and make known before him his…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Our pursuers are upon our necks The expression is a strange one, as applied to those remaining in the land. Since in the…
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