And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
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Interpretation
They threw Joseph into a pit, to perish there with hunger and cold; so cruel were their tender mercies. They slighted him when he was in distress, and were not grieved for the affliction of Joseph, see Am 6:6; for when he was pining in the pit, they sat down to eat bread.
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This thought runs through Genesis 37:23-26.