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Job 39:5

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

a pasture of flocks; where flocks of sheep feed, instead of being inhabited by men. Jarchi's note is pretty remarkable,"for the desire, or at the will, of the Ishmaelites, and for the feeding of the Grecians, and their army;''and certain it is that Jerusalem now is in the hands of the Ishmaelites, or Turks.

The Targum is,"the place which was a house of joy and gladness for kings is now become a spoil for armies.'

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