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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on Ezek 16:5
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · 1871
Ezek 16:5 · Douay-Rheims
“No eye had pity on thee to do any of these things for thee, out of compassion to thee: but thou wast cast out upon the face of the earth in the abjection of thy soul, in the day that thou wast born.”
On this verse:
“cast . . . in . . . open field--The exposure of infants was common in ancient times. to the loathing of thy person--referring to the unsightly aspect of the exposed infant. FAIRBAIRN translates, "With contempt (or disdainful indifference) of thy life."”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.