Bible Commentaries

Proverbs 27:9 — Versículo Proverbios 27:9 . Ungüento y perfume.  La unción de la cabeza y varias partes del cuerpo con aceite aromático es frecuente en Oriente, y rociar las barbas de los invitados al final de un entretenimiento es casi universal; como también lo es rociar agua de rosas, y agua muy olorosa. Dos de los curiosos recipientes que se usan para este propósito están ahora ante mí; contienen algunos cuartos cada uno y están bellamente incrustados con plata en forma de ramitas, hojas, etc.

Ecclesiastes 9:12 — Versículo Eclesiastés 9:12 . Como los pájaros que se capturan. El hombre actúa tan imprudentemente, a pesar de toda su sabiduría y de todas sus advertencias, que a menudo es atrapado, como el pez, por el anzuelo cebado; y el pájaro por la trampa cebada. Y así, un tiempo malo, como el lazo, la ginebra, la trampa, el anzuelo, cae repentinamente sobre ellos; y son apresados en un momento, y no tienen medio de escapar. ¡Cuán frecuentemente vemos ilustradas estas comparaciones!

Song of Solomon 7:9 — Verse 9. The roof of thy mouth like the best wine — The voice or conversation of the spouse is most probably what is meant.Causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak. — As good wine has a tendency to cause the most backward to speak fluently when taken in moderation; so a sight of thee, and hearing the charms of thy conversation, is sufficient to excite the most taciturn to speak, and even to become eloquent in thy praises.

Song of Solomon 7:9 — Verso 9. El cielo de tu boca como el mejor vino. La voz o conversación del cónyuge es muy probablemente lo que se quiere decir. Haciendo hablar los labios de los que duermen. Como el buen vino tiende a hacer que los más retrógrados hablen con fluidez cuando se toma con moderación; así que verte y oír los encantos de tu conversación es suficiente para excitar a los más taciturnos a hablar, e incluso para volverse elocuentes en tus alabanzas.

Isaiah 48:9 — Verse Isaiah 48:9. And for my praise - "And for the sake of my praise"] I read ולמען תהלתי ulemaan tehillathi. The word למען lemaan, though not absolutely necessary here, for it may be understood as supplied from the preceding member, yet seems to have been removed from hence to Isaiah 48:11; where it is redundant, and where it is not repeated in the Septuagint, Syriac, and a MS. I have therefore omitted it in the latter place, and added it here.

Isaiah 52:9 — Verse Isaiah 52:9. He hath redeemed Jerusalem - "He hath redeemed Israel."] For the word ירושלם yerushalaim, which occurs the second time in this verse, MS. Bodleian and another read ישראל yisrael. It is upon a rasure in a third; and left unpointed at first, as suspected, in a fourth. It was an easy mistake, by the transcriber casting his eye on the line above: and the propriety of the correction, both in regard to sense and elegance, is evident.

Jeremiah 14:9 — Verse Jeremiah 14:9. Yet thou, O Lord, art in the midst of us — Thy ark, temple, and sacred rites, are all here; and thou thyself, who art every where present, art here also: but alas! thou dost not reveal thyself as the Father of mercies, who forgivest iniquity, transgression, and sin.We are called by thy name; leave us not. — Let us call thee our Father, and say thou to us, "Ye are my sons and daughters!" O leave us not!

Jeremiah 25:9 — Verse Jeremiah 25:9. Behold, I will send — At this time Nebuchadrezzar had not invaded the land, according to this Version; but the Hebrew may be translated, "Behold I am sending, and have taken all the families;" that is, all the allies of the king of Babylon.Instead of ואל veel, "and TO Nebuchadrezzar," as in the common Hebrew Bible, seven MSS. of Kennicott's and De Rossi's, and one of my own, have ואת, veeth, "AND Nebuchadrezzar," which is undoubtedly the true reading.

Jeremiah 43:9 — Verse Jeremiah 43:9. Take great stones — This discourse seems to have been delivered about a year after the destruction of Jerusalem. They pretended that they dared not stay in Judea for fear of the Chaldeans. The prophet here assures them that Nebuchadnezzar shall come to Egypt, extend his conquests in that kingdom, and place his tent over the very place where these stones were laid up, and destroy them. How these prophecies were fulfilled, see at the end of Jeremiah 44:30.

Hosea 9:13 — Verse Hosea 9:13. Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus — Tyre was strongly situated on a rock in the sea; Samaria was on a mountain, both strong and pleasant. But the strength and beauty of those cities shall not save them from destruction.Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer. — The people shall be destroyed, or led into captivity by the Assyrians. Of the grandeur, wealth, power, &c., of Tyre, see the notes on Ezekiel, Ezekiel 27:2-25.

Hosea 9:5 — Verse Hosea 9:5. What will ye do in the solemn day — When ye shall be despoiled of every thing by the Assyrians; for the Israelites who remained in the land after its subjection to the Assyrians did worship the true God, and offer unto him the sacrifices appointed by the law, though in an imperfect and schismatic manner; and it was a great mortification to them to be deprived of their religious festivals in a land of strangers. See Calmet.

Hosea 9:6 — Verse Hosea 9:6. For, lo, they are gone — Many of them fled to Egypt to avoid the destruction; but they went there only to die.Memphis — Now Cairo, or Kahira, found them graves.The pleasant places for their silver — The fine estates or villas which they had purchased by their money, being now neglected and uninhabited, are covered with nettles; and even in their tabernacles, thorns and brambles of different kinds grow. These are the fullest marks of utter desolation.

Zephaniah 3:18 — Verse Zephaniah 3:18. I will gather - sorrowful — This may refer to those who, during the captivity, mourned for their former religious assemblies; and who were reproached by their enemies, because they could not enjoy their religious solemnities. See Psalms 137:1-9: "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song," &c. This very circumstance may be the reference here.

Malachi 1:4 — Verse Malachi 1:4. They shall build, but I will throw down — We have already seen enough of the wickedness of the Edomites to justify the utmost severity of Divine justice against them. The pulling down predicted here was by Judas Maccabeus; see 1Mac 5:65; and by John Hyrcanus; see Joseph. Antiq., lib. xiii. c. 9. s. 1.They shall call them, The border of wickedness — A wicked land. Among this people scarcely any trace of good could ever be noted.

Luke 17:7 — Verse 7. - 9. Which of you, having a servant — It is never supposed that the master waits on the servant -- the servant is bound to wait on his master, and to do every thing for him to the uttermost of his power: nor does the former expect thanks for it, for he is bound by his agreement to act thus, because of the stipulated reward, which is considered as being equal in value to all the service that he can perform.

Acts 16:9 — Verse Acts 16:9. A vision appeared to Paul in the night — Whether this was in a dream, or whether a representation made to the senses of the apostle, we cannot tell. A man of Macedonia appeared to him, and made this simple communication, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.Some suppose that the guardian angel of Macedonia appeared to St. Paul in a human shape; others, that it was a Divine communication made to his imagination in a dream.

Acts 28:9 — Verse Acts 28:9. Others - which had diseases — Luke was a physician; yet we do not find him engaging in these cures. As a medical man, he might have been of use to the father of Publius; but he is not even consulted on the occasion. Paul enters in to him, prays for him, lays his hands on him, and he is healed. The other diseased persons who are mentioned in this verse were doubtless healed in the same way.

Romans 9:8 — Verse Romans 9:8. That is, They which are the children of the flesh — Whence it appears that not the children who descend from Abraham's loins, nor those who were circumcised as he was, nor even those whom he might expect and desire, are therefore the Church and people of God; but those who are made children by the good pleasure and promise of God, as Isaac was, are alone to be accounted for the seed with whom the covenant was established.

1 Corinthians 9:6 — Verse 1 Corinthians 9:6. Or I only and Barnabas — Have we alone of all the apostles no right to be supported by our converts? It appears from this,1. That the apostles did not generally support themselves by their own labour.2. That Paul and Barnabas did thus support themselves.Some of the others probably had not a business at which they could conveniently work; but Paul and Barnabas had a trade at which they could conveniently labour wherever they came.

1 Peter 2:22 — Verse 22. Who did no sin — He suffered, but not on account of any evil he had either done or said. In deed and word he was immaculate, and yet he was exposed to suffering; expect the same, and when it comes bear it in the same spirit. It is very likely that the apostle mentions guile, because those who do wrong generally strive to screen themselves by prevarication and lies. These words appear to be a quotation from Isaiah 53:9.