Popular Commentary of the Bible: The poetical and the prophetical booksConcordia Publishing House, 1924 |
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... light shine upon it , it should be shut out forever from the light of God's presence . V. 5. Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it , the thickest darkness , the 4 JOB 2 , 5-3 , 5 a .
... light shine upon it , it should be shut out forever from the light of God's presence . V. 5. Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it , the thickest darkness , the 4 JOB 2 , 5-3 , 5 a .
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... light , so the dismal bitterness of darkness should settle upon the day of his birth as a form of retribu- tion for permitting his being born . V. 6. As for that night , let darkness seize upon it , everlasting darkness holding it in ...
... light , so the dismal bitterness of darkness should settle upon the day of his birth as a form of retribu- tion for permitting his being born . V. 6. As for that night , let darkness seize upon it , everlasting darkness holding it in ...
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... light is as darkness , literally , " where it is light as midnight , " said of the most intense darkness , an utterly sunless gloom . Job here , in the bit- terness of his soul , gave way to a hopelessness which should never be found in ...
... light is as darkness , literally , " where it is light as midnight , " said of the most intense darkness , an utterly sunless gloom . Job here , in the bit- terness of his soul , gave way to a hopelessness which should never be found in ...
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... light the shadow of death ; that is , all the dark plans and the wickedness of men which they believe hidden from the eyes of men He brings forth into the light . Cp . 1 Cor . 4 , 5. V. 23. He in- creaseth the nations , making them ...
... light the shadow of death ; that is , all the dark plans and the wickedness of men which they believe hidden from the eyes of men He brings forth into the light . Cp . 1 Cor . 4 , 5. V. 23. He in- creaseth the nations , making them ...
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... light of the wicked shall be put out , his prosperity utterly destroyed , and the spark of his fire shall not shine , the flames of his snug and safe hearth - fire would be extinguished . V. 6. The light shall be dark in his tabernacle ...
... light of the wicked shall be put out , his prosperity utterly destroyed , and the spark of his fire shall not shine , the flames of his snug and safe hearth - fire would be extinguished . V. 6. The light shall be dark in his tabernacle ...
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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 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 415 - Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.
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 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.
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.