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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
# Jamieson, Fausset & Brown (1871) Three-author Scottish Presbyterian/Anglican whole-Bible commentary, first published in 1871 as *A Commentary, Critical and Explanatory, on the Old and New Testaments*.
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# Jamieson, Fausset & Brown (1871) Three-author Scottish Presbyterian/Anglican whole-Bible commentary, first published in 1871 as *A Commentary, Critical and Explanatory, on the Old and New Testaments*. Often called simply "JFB" or the "Commentary Critical and Explanatory." One of the most concise and citation-dense Public-Domain whole-Bible commentaries — which is why it lands at `default_rank=400` in Doctrine A's featured-excerpt ordering: after the Calvin + Spurgeon + Henry heavyweight-voice tier, JFB reliably offers a second Evangelical voice on almost every canonical chapter.
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| Title | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible | 1871 | **1,189 chapters / 66 books** — complete Protestant canon, including: - Single-chapter books: Obadiah, Philemon, 2 John, 3 John, Jude (all handled via Introduction-anchor fallback in the extractor since CCEL's single-chapter JFB files don't use `ChapterN` anchors). - 3 legitimate short chapters (< 200 chars) that cross-reference parallel commentary: 2 Chronicles 18, Psalm 146, Matthew 24. |
Their words on MannaFest
7,355 quotes across 66 books
Where this voice speaks on the site — each quote links to the verse it was chosen for.
“We--I and my people. heard-- (Isa 21:10). and an ambassador is sent--Yea, an ambassador is already sent, namely, an angel, to stir up the Assyrians (and afterwards the Chaldeans) against Edom. The result of the ambassador's message on the heathen is, they s…”
“I have made thee small--Thy reduction to insignificance is as sure as if it were already accomplished; therefore the past tense is used [MAURER]. Edom then extended from Dedan of Arabia to Bozrah in the north (Jer 49:8, 13). CALVIN explains it, "Whereas thou …”
“How are the things of Esau searched out!--by hostile soldiers seeking booty. Compare with Ob 5, 6 here, Jer 49:9, 10. hidden things--or "places." Edom abounded in such hiding-places, as caves, clefts in the rock, &c.”
“This view agrees with the context, which speaks of false friends deceiving Edom: that is, failing to give help in need (compare Job 6:14, 15). CALVIN translates, "have driven," that is, shall drive thee; shall help to drive thee to thy border on thy way into …”
“The Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate connect these words with Ob 10, "for the slaughter, for the violence (of which thou art guilty) against thy brother Jacob." English Version, "cut off by slaughter" (that is, an utter cutting off), answers well to "cut off …”
“(2Ch 21:16); the Syrians in the reign of Joash of Judah (2Ch 24:24); the Chaldeans (2Ch 36:1-23). carried . . . captive his forces--his "host" (Ob 20): the multitude of Jerusalem's inhabitants. cast lots upon Jerusalem-- (Joe 3:3). So Messiah, Jerusal…”
“So the antitypes, Messiah's foes (Ps 22:17). MAURER translates, as the Margin, "thou shouldest not look" any more. English Version agrees with the context better. the day of thy brother--his day of calamity. became a stranger--that is, was banished as an al…”
“Benjamin shall possess Gilead--that is, the region east of Jordan, occupied formerly by Reuben, Gad, and half Manasseh. Benjamin shall possess besides its own territory the adjoining territory eastward, while the two and a half tribes shall in the redistributi…”