I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.
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Gill's Exposition
Therefore their inhabitants were of small power,.... Or, "short of hand" (u); it was not in the power of their hands to help themselves, because the Lord took away their strength, having determined…
Barnes' Notes
I have digged - That is, I have digged wells. This was regarded among eastern nations as an important achievement. It was difficult to find water, even by digging, in sandy deserts; and in a country…
We may here observe, 1. That those who receive messages of terror from men with patience, and send messages of faith to God by prayer, may expect messages of grace and peace from God for their…
Cambridge Bible
I have digged … water I (again emphatic) dig and drink foreign waters. The word "foreign" is to be supplied from 2Ki 19:24. For the expression cf. Pro 9:17; Pro 5:15.
all the rivers of the…
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