Matthew Poole and continuators on Genesis 16:12
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Genesis16:12
12. And he will be a wild man : his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him : and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren .
Heb. A wild ass-man, i. e. a man like a wild ass, fierce and untamed, and unsetled in his habitation, or as that creature is, Iob 39. 5, 8. Ier. 2. 24. Hos. 8. 9. living in desarts and mountains, warlike and violent, exercising himself continually in hunting beasts, and oppressing men. See Gen. 21. 20.
He will provoke and injure all that converse with him, and thereby will multiply his enemies: which is to be understood not only of him, but also of his posterity.
In the borders of the other sons and kindred of Abram and Isaac, who though they shall be vexed and annoyed with his neighbourhood, yet shall not be able to make him quit his habitation. See Gen. 25. 18.
Marginal references: Chap. 25. 18.
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