Lamentations 5:9
“We gat our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
We gat our bread with the peril of our lives,.... This seems to refer to the time of the siege when they privately went…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
We gat - Or, We get “our bread at the peril of our lives.” This verse apparently refers to those who were left in the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
We gat our bread with the peril of our lives - They could not go into the wilderness to feed their cattle, or to get the…
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
We get our bread The reference is to the bands of wild Arabs (Bedaween), who plundered them as they ventured from the…
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