Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
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Gill's Exposition
And the firstborn of the poor shall feed,.... That is, the Jews, who were brought very low in the times of Ahaz, reduced to the greatest straits and difficulties; for so the word "firstborn" may…
Barnes' Notes
Rejoice not thou - Rejoice not at the death of Ahaz, king of Judah. It shall be no advantage to thee. It shall not be the means of making an invasion on Judah more practicable. Whole Palestina - We…
The destruction of Babylon and the Chaldean empire was a thing at a great distance; the empire had not risen to any considerable height when its fall was here foretold: it was almost 200 years from…
Cambridge Bible
whole Palestina R.V. Philistia, all of thee. On the history of the name "Palestine" see G. A. Smith, Historical Geography, p. 4. "AllPhilistia" is addressed because the country was broken up into a…
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