But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
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Gill's Exposition
But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth,.... Suddenly by death; or in a judicial way by the hand of the civil magistrate, before they have lived out half their days; and shall not enjoy the…
Noticeable here is the Hebrew love of home and love of country. To “dwell in the land” is (compare Exo 20:12; Lev 25:18, etc.) the highest blessing for the whole people and for individual men.…
The scope of these verses is to show, 1. What great advantage true wisdom will be of to us; it will keep us from the paths of sin, which lead to ruin, and will therein do us a greater kindness than if…
Cambridge Bible
transgressors Rather, treacherous, or perfidious, with special reference perhaps to Pro 2:16-19.
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