Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
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Gill's Exposition
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished,.... Though they give the hand to one another, unite in their counsels, enter into combinations, confederacies, and strict alliances, and…
Barnes' Notes
literally, “hand to hand.” The meaning of which is, “Hand may plight faith to hand, men may confederate for evil, yet punishment shall come at last;” or “From hand to hand, from one generation to…
Matthew Henry
Observe, 1. That confederacies in sin shall certainly be broken, and shall not avail to protect the sinners: Though hand join in hand, though there are many that concur by their practice to keep…
Cambridge Bible
Though handjoin in hand Lit. hand to hand. This obscure phrase may mean either, though men clasp one another's hands in strong confederacy (χειρὶ χεῖρας ἐμβαλὼν, LXX.); or, preserving more closely the…
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