Paul comforts the Corinthians (1Corinthians 10:13), or what we find in Hebrews 12:4. The meaning of the first clause is plain enough. The man who was wearied in a foot-race should not venture (as Elijah, e.g., had done, 1Kings 18:46) to measure his speed against that of horses...
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah Have dealt very treacherously with Me,” declares Yahweh.
Jeremiah 12:5-17 Meaning and Commentary INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 12 This chapter contains the prophets complaint of the prosperity of the wicked, and the Lord's answer to it; an account of the deplorable and miserable estate of the Jewish nation; and a threatening to the neighbouring nations...
Jeremiah 12:5 tn Some commentaries and English versions follow the suggestion given in HALOT 116 s.v. II בָּטַח that a homonym meaning “to stumble, fall down” is involved here and in Prov 14:16. The evidence for this homonym is questionable because both passages can be...
Jeremiah 3:12 Meaning and Commentary Jeremiah 3:12 Go and proclaim these words towards the north With his face thitherwards, towards Babylon, which lay north of Judea, and was the metropolis of Assyria, where the ten tribes were carried captive; and though they were dispersed in the ...
The principles of voice and resistance have the least correlation, raising the issue of how far an eco-theological reading can go without taking into account the original historical meaning of the texts. Other issues raised by the study are the degrees of relationship between the symbiotic ...
Roma, Italia:Arthur & I are not having children, but we are committed uncles to our 6 niblings. We told them we would take them on a trip to any country they want to visit when they turned 13. Our first nibling chose Italia for “food and beach”, so we planned a trip to Roma...
“They make ready their tongue like a bow, to shoot lies; it is not by truth that they triumph in the land. They go from one sin to another; they do
Genesis 6:12 in all English translations Jeremiah 12:12 Holman Christian Standard Bible 12Over all the barren heights in the wilderness the destroyers have come, for theLordhas a sword that devours from one end of the earth to the other....
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