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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Genesis 3:14

said. God asks the serpent no question. There is no parley. Sentence at once pronounced.

upon thy belly, &c. Figure of speech. See App-19. The words imply the utmost humiliation, as in Psalms 44:25.

dust, &c. Figure of speech of utter defeat, as in Psalms 72:9. See App-19.

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