Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
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Gill's Exposition
Thus hath the Lord dealt with me,.... In a very gracious and bountiful manner; in giving her strength to conceive a son in her old age, and such an one that was to be great, and so useful in his day;…
Barnes' Notes
Thus - In this merciful manner. To take away my reproach - Among the Jews, a family of children was counted a signal blessing, an evidence of the favor of God, Psa 113:9; Psa 128:3; Isa 4:1; Isa…
Adam Clarke
To take away my reproach - As fruitfulness was a part of the promise of God to his people, Gen 17:6, and children, on this account, being considered as a particular blessing from heaven, Exo 23:20;…
The two preceding evangelists had agreed to begin the gospel with the baptism of John and his ministry, which commenced about six months before our Saviour's public ministry (and now, things being…
Cambridge Bible
to take away my reproach So Rachel, when she bare a son, said, "God hath taken away my reproach," Gen 30:23. See Isa 4:1; Hos 9:11; 1Sa 1:6-10. Yet the days were coming when to be childless would be…
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