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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Isaiah 37:27

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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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Therefore--not because of thy power, but because I made them unable to withstand thee. grass--which easily withers (Isa 40:6; Psa 37:2). on . . . housetops--which having little earth to nourish it fades soonest (Psa 129:6-8). corn blasted before it be grown up--SMITH translates, "The cornfield (frail and tender), before the corn is grown."
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