His mouth is full of cursing,.... Or, "he has filled his mouth with cursing" God and good men, his superiors, himself and others. The word signifies "an oath"; and may design either a profane oath, taking the name of God in vain; or an oath on a civil account, a false oath, taken with a design to defraud and deceive others, as follows, and intends perjury; and this, as applicable to antichrist, regards his mouth speaking great things and blasphemies against God, and uttering curses and anathemas against the saints, Re 13:5;and deceit and fraud; such as flattery and lying, which are both used by him with an intention to impose upon and deceive.
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Psalms 10:7
Psalms 10:7
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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