Then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us:
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Perhaps. This word is here affirmative. Hebrew, "Then. "Septuagint, "Surely. "(Calmet)
He modestly leaves it to others to judge what would have been the event if God had not sent help. The weak would have been destroyed, as soon as if they had become a prey to wild beasts, as Jonas was swallowed up. (Worthington)
See Proverbs i. 12. (Menochius)