Bible Encyclopedias
Decline
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
dē̇ -klı̄n ´ (סוּר , ṣur , or שׂוּר , sūr , נטה , nāṭāh ): In the King James Version this word occurs 9 times in its original sense (now obsolete) of "turn aside." the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "turn aside" in Exodus 23:2; Deuteronomy 17:11; 2 Chronicles 34:2; Job 23:11 . In Psalm 102:11; Psalm 109:23 , the lengthening shadows of afternoon are said to "decline," and the Revised Version (British and American) introduces the word in the same general sense in Judges 19:8; 2 Kings 20:10; Jeremiah 6:4 . See AFTERNOON .
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Decline'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/d/decline.html. 1915.