23. in the sides of the pit —Sepulchres in the East were caves hollowed out of the rock, and the bodies were laid in niches formed at the sides. MAURER needlessly departs from the ordinary meaning, and translates, "extremities" (compare Isaiah 14:13 ; Isaiah 14:15 ). which caused terror —They, who alive were a terror to others, are now, in the nether world, themselves a terrible object to behold. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-24" class="com-number"
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