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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Job 41:2

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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hook--rather, "a rope of rushes." thorn--rather, a "ring" or "hook." So wild beasts were led about when caught (Isa 37:29; Eze 29:4); fishes also were secured thus and thrown into the water to keep them alive.
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