Proverbia 22:12

Nova Vulgata

[22:13] Circumdederunt me vituli multi, tauri Basan obsederunt me.

Parallel Translations

Clementine Latin Vulgate (1592)
An non cogitas quod Deus excelsior c�lo sit, et super stellarum verticem sublimetur ?

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
span data-lang="lat" data-trans="jvl" data-ref="psa.22.1" class="versetxt"> Psalmus David. [Dominus regit me, et nihil mihi deerit:
in loco pascu�, ibi me collocavit.
Super aquam refectionis educavit me;
animam meam convertit.
Deduxit me super semitas justiti�
propter nomen suum.
Nam etsi ambulavero in medio umbr� mortis,
non timebo mala, quoniam tu mecum es.
Virga tua, et baculus tuus,
ipsa me consolata sunt.
Parasti in conspectu meo mensam
adversus eos qui tribulant me;
impinguasti in oleo caput meum:
et calix meus inebrians, quam pr�clarus est!
Et misericordia tua subsequetur me
omnibus diebus vit� me�;
et ut inhabitem in domo Domini
in longitudinem dierum.]

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Many: Psalms 68:30, Jeremiah 50:11

strong: Deuteronomy 32:14, Deuteronomy 32:15, Isaiah 34:7, Ezekiel 39:18, Amos 4:1-3, Matthew 27:1, Acts 4:27

Reciprocal: Numbers 21:33 - Bashan 1 Samuel 23:26 - away 1 Kings 4:13 - Argob 1 Chronicles 5:11 - Gad Psalms 18:4 - floods Psalms 109:3 - compassed Psalms 118:11 - General Psalms 119:157 - Many Psalms 124:2 - when men Isaiah 53:8 - General Jeremiah 50:27 - bullocks Ezekiel 34:20 - Behold Matthew 27:41 - General Mark 12:7 - This Mark 15:29 - they Luke 10:3 - I send Luke 11:53 - to urge Luke 22:44 - being Luke 23:5 - they Luke 23:23 - General Luke 23:35 - the people John 18:3 - a band

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Many bulls have compassed me,.... By whom are meant the chief priests, elders, Scribes, and Pharisees, among the Jews, and Herod and Pontius Pilate among the Gentiles, comparable to bulls for their fierceness, rage, and fury against Christ, Psalms 2:1; and for their pushing at him with their horns of power and authority, and for their trampling him under their feet, his person and offices; these compassed him about at his apprehension, arraignment, trial, and condemnation; and there were many of them to one child, Jesus:

strong [bulls] of Bashan have beset me round; Bashan was a very fruitful country, in which cattle of various sorts, and bulls among the rest, were fed and fattened; see Deuteronomy 32:14; bulls are noted for their strength in other writers a. Hence great men, who abounded in riches and power, and used them to the oppression of the poor, are compared to the kine of Bashan, Amos 4:1; and a very fit name this was for the kings and princes of the earth; for Caiaphas, Annas, and the chief priests, that lived upon the fat of the land, who beset Christ around, and employed all their power and policy to take him and bring him to death; nor is it unusual with Heathen writers b to compare great personages to bulls.

a "Fortes tauri", Virgil. Georgic. l. 1. v. 65. Ovid. Metamorph. l. 9. Fab. 1. b Homer. Iliad. 2. v. 48. Horat. Satyr. l. 1. Satyr. 3. v. 110.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Many bulls have compassed me - Men with the fierceness and fury of bulls. Compare Isaiah 51:20; Psalms 68:30.

Strong bulls of Bashan - The country of Bashan embraced the territory which was on the east of the Jordan, north of Gilead, which was given to the half tribe of Manasseh: compare Genesis 14:5 with Joshua 12:4-6. It was distinguished as pasture land for its richness. Its trees and its breed of cattle are frequently referred to in the Scriptures. Thus in Deuteronomy 32:14, “rams of the breed of Bashan” are mentioned; in Isaiah 2:13, Zechariah 11:2, “oaks of Bashan” are mentioned in connection with the cedars of Lebanon; in Amos 4:1, “the kine of Bashan” are mentioned. The bulls of Bashan are here alluded to as remarkable for their size, their strength, and their fierceness; and are designed to represent men that were fierce, savage, and violent. As applied to the Redeemer, the allusion is to the fierce and cruel men that persecuted him and sought his life. No one can doubt that the allusion is applicable to his persecutors and murderers; and no one can show that the thought indicated by this phrase also may not have passed through the mind of the Redeemer when on the cross.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 22:12. Many bulls have compassed me — The bull is the emblem of brutal strength, that gores and tramples down all before it. Such was Absalom, Ahithophel, and others, who rose up in rebellion against David; and such were the Jewish rulers who conspired against Christ.

Strong bulls of Bashan — Bashan was a district beyond Jordan, very fertile, where they were accustomed to fatten cattle, which became, in consequence of the excellent pasture, the largest, as well as the fattest, in the country. See Calmet. All in whose hands were the chief power and influence became David's enemies; for Absalom had stolen away the hearts of all Israel. Against Christ, the chiefs both of Jews and Gentiles were united.