21
He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 21. Buckle. Lit. “bracelet,” (armilla. Bible.) or ring. Horses were thus ornamented, (Virg. vii. 7.) and other beasts led about. But this fierce animal could not be tamed. Hebrew “Wilt thou put a rush through its gills, or nose, or pierce its jaw with a thorn?” like those little fishes which are thus brought fresh to market. Calmet.
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