Proverbs 30:1
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
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Barnes' Notes
See the introduction to Proverbs. According to the different reading, there noted, the inscription ends with: “the man spake,” and the words that follow, are the beginning of the confession, “I have…
Some make Agur to be not the name of this author, but his character; he was a collector (so it signifies), a gatherer, one that did not compose things himself, but collected the wise sayings and…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
the prophecy Lit. the burden, as the word is frequently rendered (e.g. Zec 9:1; Mal 1:1, where see notes in this Series). It may mean either burdenfrom its weighty character, as a Divine announcement,…