Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Proverbs 30:12).
Baalim--plural, to express manifold excellency: compare Elohim.
see--consider.
the valley--namely, of Hinnom, or Tophet, south and east of Jerusalem: rendered infamous by the human sacrifices to Moloch in it (compare Jeremiah 19:2, Jeremiah 19:6, Jeremiah 19:13-14; Jeremiah 32:35; see on Isaiah 30:33).
thou art--omit. The substantive that follows in this verse (and also that in Jeremiah 2:24) is in apposition with the preceding "thou."
dromedary--rather, a "young she-camel."
traversing--literally, "enfolding"; making its ways complicated by wandering hither and thither, lusting after the male. Compare as to the Jews' spiritual lust, Hosea 2:6-7.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Isaiah 57:10
Isaiah 60:6
Jeremiah 2:24
Jeremiah 2:29
Jeremiah 2:35
Jeremiah 5:8
Jeremiah 7:31
Jeremiah 14:10
Jeremiah 31:22
Lamentations 1:2
Hosea 10:13
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