And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
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Gill's Exposition
And the wild asses did stand in the high places,.... To see where any grass was to be had, or where the wind blows more freely and cooly, to draw it in; as follows. The Targum renders it, "by the…
Barnes' Notes
Like dragons - “Like jackals” Jer 9:11. No grass - The keen sight of the wild donkey is well known, but they look around in vain for herb.
The first verse is the title of the whole chapter: it does indeed all concern the dearth, but much of it consists of the prophet's prayers concerning it; yet these are not unfitly said to be, The word…
Cambridge Bible
bare heights See on ch. Jer 3:2.
pant for air oppressed by heat and thirst.
jackals See on Jer 9:11, but mg. (by the change of one Heb. letter) the crocodile(coming out of the water to breathe).
their…
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