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The earth is here put for its inhabitants, as 1Ki_10:24 Eze_14:13.
Before God, or, before the face of God; q.d. in despite and contempt of God, and of his presence and justice. Compare Gen_10:9, and Gen_13:13: q. d. They sinned openly and impudently without shame, boldly and resolutely without any fear of God.
In the latter part of the verse,
the earth is put for the place, or the inhabited parts of it. So the same word is twice used in a differing sense in one and the same verse. See the like Mat_8:22.
Violence, or, injustice, fraud, rapine, oppression; for all these this word signifies. Some conceive that these two branches note the universal corruption of mankind, in reference to all their duties.
1. Towards God and his worship, which they corrupted by horrible superstition, and by idolatry, which is called corruption, Exo_32:7 Deu_32:5, Jdg_2:19.
2. Towards men, in the duties of righteousness.