24. no more . . . brier . . . unto . . . Israel--as the idolatrous
nations left in Canaan (among which Zidon is expressly specified in the
limits of Asher,
Jud 1:31)
had been
(Nu 33:55;
Jos 23:13).
"A brier," first ensnaring the Israelites in sin, and then being made
the instrument of punishing them.
pricking--literally, "causing bitterness." The same
Hebrew is translated "fretting"
(Le 13:51, 52).
The wicked are often called "thorns"
(2Sa 23:6).
JFB.
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