Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
in six . . . yea, in seven-- (Proverbs 6:16; Amos 1:3). The Hebrew idiom fixes on a certain number (here "six"), in order to call attention as to a thing of importance; then increases the force by adding, with a "yea, nay seven," the next higher number; here "seven," the sacred and perfect number. In all possible troubles; not merely in the precise number "seven."
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Proverbs 6:16-19
Ecclesiastes 11:2
Amos 1:3
Micah 5:5
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