Popular Commentary of the Bible: The poetical and the prophetical booksConcordia Publishing House, 1924 |
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... wicked shall come to naught , literally , " and the tent of the wicked , it is no more . " Bildad here acts as though he were ready to give Job the benefit of the doubt and to take his part against the wicked , but the entire purpose of ...
... wicked shall come to naught , literally , " and the tent of the wicked , it is no more . " Bildad here acts as though he were ready to give Job the benefit of the doubt and to take his part against the wicked , but the entire purpose of ...
Page 13
... wicked , this God readily permits ; He covereth the faces of the judges thereof , veiling their eyes and permitting them to ren- der wicked decisions , to practise unrighteous- ness ; if not , where and who is He JOB 9 , 5-24 a . 13.
... wicked , this God readily permits ; He covereth the faces of the judges thereof , veiling their eyes and permitting them to ren- der wicked decisions , to practise unrighteous- ness ; if not , where and who is He JOB 9 , 5-24 a . 13.
Page 14
... wicked , rather , " I am to be guilty , " declared to be wicked by the decree of God , why , then , labor I in vain ? It was a useless endeavor on his part trying to appear innocent ; he felt that he was tiring himself out without ...
... wicked , rather , " I am to be guilty , " declared to be wicked by the decree of God , why , then , labor I in vain ? It was a useless endeavor on his part trying to appear innocent ; he felt that he was tiring himself out without ...
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... wicked , woe unto me ! He must expect a sudden and violent punishment . And if I be righteous , yet will I not lift up my head , even if he were right , he would not dare to look up with freedom and confidence , for this would not be ...
... wicked , woe unto me ! He must expect a sudden and violent punishment . And if I be righteous , yet will I not lift up my head , even if he were right , he would not dare to look up with freedom and confidence , for this would not be ...
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... wicked- ness . V. 15. Behold , He putteth no trust in His saints , not even in His holy angels , be- cause they are finite and beneath Him in dig- nity ; yea , the heavens , the very home of bliss , are not clean in His sight , they do ...
... wicked- ness . V. 15. Behold , He putteth no trust in His saints , not even in His holy angels , be- cause they are finite and beneath Him in dig- nity ; yea , the heavens , the very home of bliss , are not clean in His sight , they do ...
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affliction Ahaz Ahikam anger Assyria Babylon Behold believers blessings bring captivity cause Chaldeans chap CHAPTER children of Israel Christ Church covenant David death deliver deliverance destruction divine dwell earth Edom Egypt Eliphaz enemies eternal evil eyes faith fathers fear foolish forever fulness give glory God's grace hand hath heart heathen heaven holy honor idolatry idols Idumea iniquity Israel Jehoiakim Jehovah Jeremiah Jerusalem Jews Job's Judah judgment king king of Babylon kingdom land literally Lord of hosts Lord's ment mercy Messiah midst mighty Moab mouth nations Nebuchadnezzar ness praise prayer proper prophecy prophet psalm punishment righteousness rulers saith the Lord salvation Selah servant sins song of degrees soul spirit strength thereof thine things Thou hast thou shalt tion true trust truth unto thee vanity voice wicked wickedness wisdom Word worship wrath Zedekiah Zion
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Page 312 - For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds: I will be like the most High.
Page 372 - For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
Page 181 - For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
Page 397 - And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched: and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
Page 61 - Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
Page 20 - As the waters fail from the sea, And the flood decayeth and drieth up : So man lieth down, and riseth not. Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, Nor be raised out of their sleep.
Page 352 - Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number; he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
Page 210 - He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
Page 355 - He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench : he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth : and the isles shall wait for his law.
Page 148 - I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.