And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman,
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Gill's Exposition
He that hath not given forth upon usury,.... Money, victuals, or any other thing, which was forbidden the Jews to take of their brethren, though they might of strangers, Deu 23:19;
neither hath…
Barnes' Notes
Eaten, upon the mountains - At the feast of idols, in contradiction to the command of Deu 12:17. Idols of the house of Israel - Idolatry was so popular that certain idols were counted as belonging to…
Adam Clarke
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Hath not eaten upon the mountains - Idolatrous worship was generally performed on mountains and hills; and those who offered sacrifices feasted on the sacrifice, and thus held communion with the…
Evil manners, we say, beget good laws; and in like manner sometimes unjust reflections occasion just vindications; evil proverbs beget good prophecies. Here is,
I. An evil proverb commonly used by the…
Cambridge Bible
eaten upon the mountains that is, sacrificed on the high places and partaken of the sacrificial meal following, token of fellowship as a guest with the idols there worshipped. The phrase occurs again…
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