He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.
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Gill's Exposition
He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones,.... With gritty bread, such as is made of corn ground with new millstones, the grit of which mixes with the flour; or with stony bread, as Seneca (n)…
Having dwelt upon the difficulties which hemmed in his path, he now shows that there are dangers attending upon escape. Lam 3:11 The meaning is, “God, as a lion, lying in wait, has made me turn aside…
Adam Clarke
He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones - What a figure to express disgust, pain, and the consequent incapacity of taking food for the support of life; a man, instead of bread, being obliged…
The title of the 102nd Psalm might very fitly be prefixed to this chapter - The prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and pours out his complaint before the Lord; for it is very feelingly…
Cambridge Bible
broken my teeth with gravel stones The metaphor from food is continued. The prophet is like one whose teeth are worn away by the continued action of grit mixed with his bread. Cp. Pro 20:17.
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