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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Zechariah 5:8

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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wickedness--literally, "the wickedness": implying wickedness in its peculiar development. Compare "the man of sin," Th2 2:3. cast it--that is, her, Wickedness, who had moved more freely while the heavy lid was partially lifted off. weight--literally, "stone," that is, round mass.
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