Bible Commentaries

Exodus 15:3 — Verse Exodus 15:3. The Lord is a man of war — Perhaps it would be better to translate the words, Jehovah is the man or hero of the battle. As we scarcely ever apply the term to any thing but first-rate armed vessels, the change of the translation seems indispensable,

Job 12:20 — removeth away the speech of the trusty — The faithful counsellor and the eloquent orator avail nothing: Quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat; "God infatuates those whom he is determined to destroy." The writer might have had his eyes on Isaiah 3:1-3, which the reader will do well to consult.The understanding of the aged. — זקנים zekenim signifies the same here as our word elders or elder-men; which includes in itself the two ideas of seniority, or considerably advanced age, and official

Job 3:9 — Verse Job 3:9. Let the stars of the twilight thereof — The stars of the twilight may here refer to the planets Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury, as well as to the brighter fixed stars.Let it look for light — Here the prosopopoeia or personification

Psalms 74:23 — Versículo Salmo 74:23 . No olvides la voz. Mientras te rogamos por nuestra propia salvación, te invocamos para que reivindiques tu honor herido: y que todas las naciones vean que amas a tus seguidores y odias a los que son tus enemigos. Que ningún hombre prevalezca contra

Proverbs 23:20 — Verse Proverbs 23:20. Be not among winebibbers — There is much of this chapter spent in giving directions concerning eating, drinking, and entertainments in general.First, the pupil is directed relative to the manner in which he is to conduct himself in his visits

Proverbs 23:20 — Versículo Proverbios 23:20 . No estés entre los bebedores de vino. Gran parte de este capítulo se dedica a dar instrucciones sobre la comida, la bebida y los entretenimientos en general. Primero, se instruye al alumno en relación con la manera en que debe conducirse en sus

Ezekiel 3:3 — Verse Ezekiel 3:3. It was in my mouth as honey — It was joyous to me to receive the Divine message, to be thus let into the secrets of the Divine counsel, and I promised myself much comfort in that intimate acquaintance with which I was favoured by the Supreme

Ezekiel 3:3 — Versículo Ezequiel 3:3 . Estaba en mi boca como la miel. Fue un gozo para mí recibir el mensaje Divino, ser así admitido en los secretos del consejo Divino, y me prometí mucho consuelo en esa relación íntima con la que fui favorecido por el Ser Supremo. En Apocalipsis

Hosea 2:3 — Verse Hosea 2:3. Lest I strip her naked — Lest I expose her to infamy, want, and punishment. The punishment of an adulteress among the ancient Germans was this: "They shaved off her hair, stripped her naked in the presence of her relatives, and in this state

Joel 3:3 — Verse Joel 3:3. Have given a boy for a harlot — To such wretched circumstances were the poor Jews reduced in their captivity, that their children were sold by their oppressors; and both males and females used for the basest purposes. And they were often bartered

Numbers 4:36 — Versículo Números 4:36 . Los que fueron contados.  En Números 3:27 , tenemos un registro del número total de los levitas, y aquí solo de aquellos que podían servir al Señor en el santuario . Al comparar los dos lugares, encontramos que los números están así: - KOHATITAS Hombres

Micah overview — burying-place of the Anakim, whose habitation had been at Hebron, and round about it. This prophet appeared almost at the same time with Isaiah, and has even borrowed some expressions from him. Compare Isaiah 2:2 with Micah 4:1, and Isaiah 41:15 with Micah 4:13.The prophecy of Micah contains but seven chapters. He foretells the calamities of Samaria, which was taken by Shalmaneser, and reduced to a heap of stones. Afterwards he prophesies against Judah, and declares the troubles that Sennacherib should bring

Zechariah 8:19 — Verse Zechariah 8:19. The fast of the fourth month] To commemorate the taking of Jerusalem; 2 Kings 25:3; Jeremiah 39:2; Jeremiah 52:6-7.The fast of the fifth — In memory of the ruin of the temple, 2 Kings 25:8; Jeremiah 52:12-13.The fast of the seventh — For the murder of Gedaliah, Jeremiah 41:1-17.The fast of the tenth — In commemoration

John 21:3 — Verse John 21:3. Peter saith - I go a fishing. — Previously to the crucifixion of our Lord, the temporal necessities of himself and his disciples appear to have been supplied by the charity of individuals: Luke 8:3. As it is probable that the scandal of the cross

John 3:6 — Verse John 3:6. That which is born of the flesh is flesh — This is the answer to the objection made by Nicodemus in John 3:4. Can a man enter the second time into his mother's womb and be born? Our Lord here intimates that, were even this possible, it would

Acts 3:24 — Verse Acts 3:24. All the prophets from Samuel — Dr. Lightfoot observes: "We have Moses and Samuel mentioned together in this place, as also Psalms 99:6, because there were few or no prophets between these two, 1 Samuel 3:1, and the apparition of angels having

Galatians 3:3 — Verse Galatians 3:3. Having begun in the Spirit — Having received a spiritual religion, which refined and purified your hearts; and having received the Holy Spirit of God, by which ye were endued with various miraculous influences; and the spirit of adoption, by

Ephesians 3:6 — Verse Ephesians 3:6. That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs — This is the substance of that mystery which had been hidden from all ages, and which was now made known to the New Testament apostles and prophets, and more particularly to St. Paul.His promise in

James 2:23 — Verse 23. The scripture was fulfilled — He believed God; this faith was never inactive, it was accounted to him for righteousness: and being justified by thus believing, his life of obedience showed that he had not received the grace of God in vain. Genesis

2 Samuel 3:13 — Verse 2 Samuel 3:13. Except thou first bring Michal — David had already six wives at Hebron; and none of them could have such pretensions to legitimacy as Michal, who had been taken away from him and married to Phaltiel. However distressing it was to take her