Isaiah 3:7 (KJV)
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In that dayshall he swear sayingI will not be an healerfor in my houseis neither breadnor clothing makeme not a rulerof the people
Cross-references
swear. Heb. lift up the hand. Ge 14:22 De 32:40 Re 10:5 Re 10:6
healer. Heb. binder up. Isa 58:12 Jer 14:19 La 2:13 Ho 5:13 Ho 6:1
neither bread.Princes and great men in the East, as Sir J. Chardin testifies, are obliged to have a great stock of clothes in readiness for presents on all occasions; and a great quantity of provisions for the table is equally necessary, (see 1 Ki 4:22, 23. Ne 5:17, 18.) Hence the person desired to undertake the government, alleges as an excuse that he is not able to support the dignity of his station.
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