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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Habakkuk 2:11

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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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stone . . . cry out--personification. The very stones of thy palace built by rapine shall testify against thee (Luk 19:40). the beam out of the timber--the crossbeam or main rafter connecting the timbers in the walls. shall answer it--namely, the stone. The stone shall begin and the crossbeam continue the cry against thy rapine.
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