They cried, but there was none to save; even to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
KJV
They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
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They cried, but there was none to save them,.... It is in
Sa2 22:42
; "they looked"; that is, they looked round about, here and there, to see if there were any near at hand to help and deliver them; they cried in their distress, and because of the anguish of their spirits, and for help and assistance, but in vain; they cried, as Jarchi thinks, to their idols, as Jonah's mariners cried everyone to their god; and, if so, it is no wonder there was none to save; for such are gods that cannot save: but it follows,
even unto the Lord, but he answered them not; as Saul, for instance,
Sa1 28:6
; so God deals with wicked men, often by way of righteous retaliation; see
Pro 1:28
.
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