Neighbours. — The sharpest pang of the suffering came from the taunts of “neighbours. (See Psalms 79:4.)
Sevenfold. — As in Genesis 4:15. We naturally contrast the law of Christian forgiveness.
Into their bosom. — The deep folds of the Eastern dress were used as a pocket. (Comp. Ruth 3:15; Isaiah 65:7; Jeremiah 32:18; Luke 6:38, &c)