Numbers 16:14
“Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Moreover, thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey,.... Meaning the land of Canaan; but…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? - i. e. “blind them to the fact that you keep none of your promises;” “throw…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 16:12-22
Here is, I. The insolence of Dathan and Abiram, and their treasonable remonstrance. Moses had heard what Korah had to…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
wilt thou bore out the eyes of these men? A strong figure which means, metaphorically, to blind them by false promises.…
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