John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 2. And when she is departed out of his house , etc.] With her bill of divorce, by which departure out of his house it is notified to all: she may go and be other man’s [wife] ; it was permitted her to marry another man, she being by her divorce freed from the law of her former husband; and who indeed, in express words contained in the divorce, gave her leave so to do; which ran thus, “thou art in thine own hand, and hast power over thyself to go and marry any other man whom thou pleasest; and let no man hinder thee in my name, from this day forward and for ever; and, lo, thou art free to any man;” (see Gill on “ Matthew 5:31”).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-4 - Where the providence of God, or his own wrong choice in marriage, ha allotted to a Christian a trial instead of a help meet; he will from his heart prefer bearing the cross, to such relief as tends to sin confusion, and misery. Divine grace will sanctify this cross, suppor under it, and teach so to behave, as will gradually render it mor tolerable.
Original Hebrew ויצאה3318 מביתו1004 והלכה1980 והיתה1961 לאישׁ376 אחר׃312
