He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
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Gill's Exposition
He that soweth iniquity (u) shall reap vanity,.... He that practises sin, and is frequent in the commission of it; indulges to it in a profuse way, as the sower plentifully scatters his seed; such…
Barnes' Notes
The rod of his anger - That with which he smites others (compare Isa 14:6). The King James Version describes the final impotence of the wrath of the wicked.
Matthew Henry
Note 1. Ill-gotten gains will not prosper: He that sows iniquity, that does an unjust thing in hopes to get by it, shall reap vanity; what he gets will never do him any good nor give him any…
Cambridge Bible
vanity Better, with R.V. text, calamity; κακὰ, LXX.; mala, Vulg.
the rod of his anger i.e. his power to vent his wrath upon others. Comp. Isa 14:6.
The LXX. add to this verse ἄνδρα ἱλαρὸν καὶ δότην…
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