Bible Commentaries

Job 13:19 — Who . . . ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6 . give up the ghost = to expire. See note on Job 3:11 .

Psalms 119:78 — proud = insolent, or arrogant. perversely = with falsehood. without a cause. Compare John 15:25 with Romans 3:24 ("freely").

Psalms 36:4 — mischief. Hebrew. 'aven, as in Psalms 36:3 , "iniquity". setteth himself = taketh his stand. evil. Hebrew. ra'a" . App-44 .

Psalms 54:6 — freely sacrifice: Hebrew with a freewill offering will I sacrifice. Compare Numbers 15:3 . LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 .

Proverbs 27:13 — stranger = an apostate. Hebrew. zur. See note on Proverbs 2:16 ; Proverbs 5:3 . strange = foreign. See note above.

Proverbs 28:19 — vain: or vanities. poverty. Not the same word as Proverbs 28:22 . Hebrew. rush, as in Proverbs 28:3 .

Proverbs 6:24 — evil. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44 . strange woman = alien, or foreign woman. Hebrew. nakar. See note on Proverbs 5:3 .

Proverbs 7:10 — subtil = hidden. Hebrew. nazar. Not the same word as in Genesis 3:1 . Same as in Isaiah 48:6 .

Song of Solomon 6:7 — piece = part. within thy locks = behind thy veil. Compare Song of Solomon 4:1 , Song of Solomon 4:3 .

Isaiah 57:19 — Peace, peace. Figure of speech Epizeuxis , for great emphasis = perfect peace (as in Isaiah 26:3 ), or great prosperity.

Isaiah 64:10 — holy. See note on Exodus 3:6 . desolation . Referring to the time of Matthew 23:38 ; Matthew 24:2 .

Jeremiah 27:4 — the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel. See note on Jeremiah 7:3 . God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 .

Jeremiah 51:48 — the heaven . . . shall sing. Figure of speech Poeanismos and Prosopopoeia. all that is therein. Compare Revelation 19:1-3 .

Lamentations 1:10 — entered into her sanctuary. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 23:3 ), a technical expression. App-92 . congregation = convocation, or assembly.

Ezekiel 27:14 — house: Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6 , for descendants. Togarmah (Genesis 10:3 ). Probably Armenia,

Daniel 12:10 — tried = refined. wicked . . . wickedly . . . wicked = lawless . . . lawlessness . . . lawless. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44 . understand . The Maskilim of Daniel 12:3 .

Daniel 4:36 — counsellers . See note on Daniel 3:24 . lords . See note on Daniel 5:1 , and "princes", Daniel 5:2 .

Joel 3:3 — they have, &c. This describes past sufferings. Compare Obadiah 1:16 . Nahum 3:11 . wine . Hebrew. yayin. App-27 .

Habakkuk 2:13 — the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. (with ' eth) = Jehovah of Hosts Himself. App-4 . See note on 1 Samuel 1:3 .

Habakkuk 2:20 — holy. See note on Exodus 3:5 . keep silence = Hush! Be still! So Zephaniah 1:7 . Zechariah 2:13 .