Servants have ruled over us: there is none that doth deliver us out of their hand.
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Gill's Exposition
Servants have ruled over us,.... The Targum is,
"the sons of Ham, who were given to be servants to the sons of Shem, they have ruled over us;''
referring to the prophecy of Noah, Gen 9:26; or such…
Barnes' Notes
Servants - i. e. Slaves. A terrible degradation to a high-spirited Jew.
Adam Clarke
Servants have ruled over us - To be subject to such is the most painful and dishonorable bondage: -
Quio domini faciant,
audent cum talia fures?
Virg. Ecl. 3:16.
"Since slaves so insolent are…
Is any afflicted? let him pray; and let him in prayer pour out his complaint to God, and make known before him his trouble. The people of God do so here; being overwhelmed with grief, they give vent…
Cambridge Bible
Servants rule The reference may be to cases where slaves actually rose to positions of authority. Cp. Tobiah in Neh 2:10; Neh 2:19. Budde suggests that such persons may have seized upon property (cp.…
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