Bible Commentaries

Genesis 33:5 — 5. Who are those with thee?—It might have been enough to say, They are my children; but Jacob was a pious man, and he could not give even a common answer but in the language of piety (Psalms 127:3; Psalms 113:9; Psalms 107:41).

Nehemiah 9:5 — 5. Then the Levites . . . said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God—If this prayer was uttered by all these Levites in common, it must have been prepared and adopted beforehand, perhaps, by Ezra; but it may only embody the substance of the confession and thanksgiving.

Job 24:1-25 — 24 1. ¿Por qué es que, viendo que los tiempos de castigo ( Ezequiel 30:3; “tiempo” en el mismo sentido) no están escondidos al Todopoderoso, los que le conocen (sus verdaderos adoradores, Ezequiel 18:21) no ven los días (de venganza) de él ( Joel 1:15; 2 Pedro 3:10)? O bien, con Umbreit menos simplemente, balanceando más nítidamente las cláusulas: ¿Por qué no están ahorrados (“atesorados;” 21:19; ordenados) los tiempos de castigo por el Todopoderoso? Es decir, ¿Por qué no están ordenados de modo

Job 26:1-14 — 26 SERIE TERCERA REPLICA DE JOB. 2, 3. que no tiene fuerza … ciencia—Se usa los negativos en lugar de positivos, impotencia, etc., a propósito (así Isaías 31:8; Deuteronomio 32:21). Admitiendo que yo soy, como decís ( Deuteronomio 18:17; Deuteronomio 15:2), la misma impotencia, etc. ¿Cómo es que has amparado a tal hombre? bien—“abundantemente”. Bildad había hecho grandes pretensiones de abundante sabiduría. ¿Cómo la ha demostrado? 4. ¿Para la instrucción de quién has hablado? Si fuere para mí, yo

Psalms 2:1-12 — Salmo 2 El número y el autor de este Salmo se nos da en Hechos 13:33 y 4:25 respectivamente. Aun cuando los eventos guerreros del reino de David pueden haber sugerido el fondo imaginativo, las escenas pintadas y los temas presentados pueden hallar su aplicación en la historia y el carácter de Jesucristo, como testifican muy

Isaiah 27:1-13 — CONTINUACION DE LOS CAPITULOS 24, 25 y 26. En el tiempo cuando Israel sea libertado y las naciones impías sean castigadas; Dios también castigará al gran enemigo de la iglesia. 1. con su espada dura—bien templada. leviathán—en árabe, el animal enroscado, aplicable a todo animal anfibio,

Isaiah 44:19 — 19. considereth—literally, "layeth it to heart," (Isaiah 42:25; Jeremiah 12:11). abomination—the scriptural term for an idol, not merely abominable, but the essence of what is so, in the eyes of a jealous God (1 Kings 11:5; 1 Kings 11:7).

Isaiah 49:10 — 10. Messiah will abundantly satisfy all the wants, both of literal Israel on their way to Palestine, and of the spiritual on their way to heaven, as their Shepherd (Isaiah 65:13; Matthew 5:6), also in heaven (Revelation 7:16; Revelation 7:17).

Jeremiah 14:1-22 — ciudad ofrecía un triste aspecto, por no ser ya frecuentado ( Isaías 3:26; Isaías 24:4). oscureciéronse—es decir, están de duelo (pues el color negro es indicio de tristeza) (cap. 8:21). en tierra inclinados hacia ella. el clamor—de angustia (l Samuel 5:12; Isaías 24:11). 3. criados—sus domésticos. lagunas—o cisternas para recoger el agua llovida, frecuentes en el oriente, donde no hay manantiales. cubrieron sus cabezas—( 2 Samuel 15:30). Una señal de humillación y luto. 5. Los animales de toda

Jeremiah 33:5 — 5. They—the Jews; the defenders of the "houses" ( :-), "come forward to fight with the Chaldeans," who burst into the city through the "thrown-down houses," but all the effect that they produce "is, to fill them (the houses) with" their own "dead bodies."

Jeremiah 42:1-22 — número de los llevados de Mizpa y que residían con Johanán (cap. 41:16). De ahí que la expresión en el v. 1 es: “llegándose” no “enviando”. caiga ahora nuestro ruego—(Nota, cap. 36:7; 37:20). ruega por nosotros—( Génesis 20:7; Isaías 37:4; Santiago 5:16). tu Dios—(v. 5). Los judíos usan este forma para expresar su creencia en la relación peculiar en que se encontraba Jeremías con respecto a Dios, como su acreditado profeta. Jeremías, en su respuesta, les recuerda que Dios es el Dios de ellos, tanto

Jeremiah 48:5 — 5. going up of Luhith . . . going down of Horonaim—Horonaim lay in a plain, Luhith on a height. To the latter, therefore, the Moabites would flee with "continual weeping," as a place of safety from the Chaldeans. Literally, "Weeping shall go up upon weeping."

Jeremiah 5:26 — 26. (Proverbs 1:11; Proverbs 1:17; Proverbs 1:18; Habakkuk 1:15). as he that setteth snares—rather, "as fowlers crouch" [MAURER]. trap—literally, "destruction": the instrument of destruction. catch men—not as Peter, to save (Luke 5:10), but to destroy men.

Daniel 1:5 — 5. king's meat—It is usual for an Eastern king to entertain, from the food of his table, many retainers and royal captives (Jeremiah 52:33; Jeremiah 52:34). The Hebrew for "meat" implies delicacies. stand before the king—as attendant courtiers; not as eunuchs.

Hosea 2:11 — 11. her feast days—of Jeroboam's appointment, distinct from the Mosaic ( :-). However, most of the Mosaic feasts, "new-moons" and "sabbaths" to Jehovah, remained, but to degenerate Israel worship was a weariness; they cared only for the carnal indulgence on them (Amos 8:5).

Matthew 19:3 — 3. Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?—Two rival schools (as we saw on Matthew 5:31) were divided on this question—a delicate one, as DE WETTE pertinently remarks, in the dominions of Herod Antipas.

Mark 8:5 — 5. And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven—It was important in this case, as in the former, that the precise number of the loaves should be brought out. Thus also does the distinctness of the two miracles appear.

Acts 2:24 — 24. was not possible he should be holden of it—Glorious saying! It was indeed impossible that "the Living One" should remain "among the dead" (Luke 24:5); but here, the impossibility seems to refer to the prophetic assurance that He should not see corruption.

2 Corinthians 5:3 — 3. If so be, &c.—Our "desire" holds good, should the Lord's coming find us alive. Translate, "If so be that having ourselves clothed (with our natural body, compare 2 Corinthians 5:4) we shall not be found naked (stripped of our present body)."

Revelation 6:5 — 5. Come and see—The two oldest manuscripts, A, C, and Vulgate omit "and see." B retains the words. black—implying sadness and want. had—Greek, "having." a pair of balances—the symbol of scarcity of provisions, the bread being doled out by weight.