For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
About. They blame me to my face. Hebrew, "fear on every side. "(Haydock)
But magor signifies also "dwelling "as well as "fear "and this dread arose only from the multitude of enemies. (Berthier)
Life. I was proscribed by Saul, (1 Kings xix. 1.; Haydock) and they were only solicitous how to destroy me. (Calmet)
They assembled to talk about my pretended (Haydock) faults, and to contrive my ruin, Jeremias xx. 10. (Menochius)