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Barnes' Notes on Proverbs 1:12

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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i. e., “We will be as all-devouring as Sheol. The destruction of those we attack shall be as sudden as that of those who go down quickly into the pit.” Some render the latter clause, and upright men as those that go down to the pit. “Pit” here is a synonym for Sheol, the great cavernous depth, the shadow-world of the dead. return to 'Top of Page'
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