20. they--"the rich" and "princes" who offend God.
the people--namely, of the guilty princes: guilty also themselves.
at midnight--image from a night attack of an enemy on a camp, which
becomes an easy prey
(Ex 12:29, 30).
without hand--without visible agency, by the mere word of
God (so
Job 20:26;
Zec 4:6;
Da 2:34).
JFB.
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