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Selected Verse: Matthew 21:35 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mt 21:35 |
King James |
And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one--see Jer 37:15; Jer 38:6.
and killed another--see Jer 26:20-23.
and stoned another--see Ch2 24:21. Compare with this whole verse Mat 23:37, where our Lord reiterates these charges in the most melting strain. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Beat one - Εδειραν, took his skin off, flayed him: probably alluding to some who had been excessively scourged.
Killed another, etc. - Rid themselves of the true witnesses of God by a variety of persecutions. |
37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
21 And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD.
20 And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjathjearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah:
21 And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt;
22 And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.
23 And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.
6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
15 Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.