But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.
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Gill's Exposition
But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth,.... As the king was, and the people also were; and this order enjoined the same to the beasts, horses, and camels, whose rich trappings were to be…
Barnes' Notes
Let man and beast be covered with sackcloth - The gorgeous caparisons of horses, mules and camels was part of Eastern magnificence. Who knows not how man’s pride is fed by the sleekness of his stud,…
Adam Clarke
Let man and beast be covered - This was done that every object which they beheld might deepen the impression already made, and cause them to mourn after a godly sort. Virgil tells us that the mourning…
Cambridge Bible
and cry mightily These words are to be restricted to "man." They do not include, as some have thought (comparing Joe 1:18; Joe 1:20), "beast" as well. The addition "mightily" favours the restriction,…
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