And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.
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Interpretation
God can put a bridle in the mouth of wicked men, to restrain their malice, though he do not change their hearts. Though they have no love to God's people, they will pretend to it, and try to make a merit of necessity.
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This thought runs through Genesis 31:25-28.