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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Ezekiel 32:23

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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in the sides of the pit--Sepulchres in the East were caves hollowed out of the rock, and the bodies were laid in niches formed at the sides. MAURER needlessly departs from the ordinary meaning, and translates, "extremities" (compare Isa 14:13, Isa 14:15). which caused terror--They, who alive were a terror to others, are now, in the nether world, themselves a terrible object to behold.
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