If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
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Gill's Exposition
If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not,.... The danger the person was in; or the innocency of his cause; or what method to take to deliver him; or that it was in our power to do anything for him; so…
Barnes' Notes
Literally: “Deliver those that are drawn unto death, And those who totter to the slaughter - if Thou withdraw ...” i. e., “O withdraw them,” save them from their doom; in contrast to Pro 24:10. The…
Here is, 1. A great duty required of us, and that is to appear for the relief of oppressed innocency. If we see the lives or livelihoods of any in danger of being taken away unjustly, we ought to…
Cambridge Bible
drawn unto death … ready to be slain whether by unjust judgement, or by violence. In the first case you may deliver a soul by giving true witness (Pro 14:25), in the second, by not passing by like the…
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