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is = letteth itself be.
presently = immediately, at once, the same day. Illustrations: Jehoram (2Ki_6:31); Jezebel (1Ki_19:1, 1Ki_19:2); Nebuchadnezzar (Dan_3:19); synagogue at Nazareth (Luk_4:28). covereth = concealeth.
shame = public ignominy. Figure of speech Metonymy (of Effect), App-6, put for the affront which causes it. Illustrations: Gideon (Jdg_8:2, Jdg_8:3. Compare Pro_8:1); Hezekiah (Isa_36:21. Compare Pro_26:4); David (1Sa_17:29, 1Sa_17:30. Compare Pro_12:28); Saul (1Sa_10:27. Compare Pro_20:30-33).