Verse 3
The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips ,.... This is either a prophecy or a prayer, as Aben Ezra and Kimchi observe; that God either would or should cut off such who used flattery with their lips, by inflicting some judgment in this life, or everlasting punishment hereafter; by taking them away by death "out of the world", as the Targum paraphrases it; or by casting them into hell, where all liars and deceitful persons will have their portion; see Job 32:21 ;
and the tongue that speaketh proud things , or "great things" F6 גדלות "magna", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus, Piscator, Gejerus, Michaelis; "grandia", Cocceius. , as the little horn, Daniel 7:20 ; and the beast, or Romish antichrist, who is designed by both, Revelation 13:5 ; and which will be accomplished when Christ shall destroy him with the breath of his mouth, and the brightness of his coming; and indeed every tongue that riseth up against God, Christ, and his people, will be condemned; when ungodly sinners will be convinced of all their hard speeches, Isaiah 54:17 , Judges 1:15 . Perhaps some regard may be had to the tongue of Doeg the Edomite; see Psalm 52:3 .
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