Jeremiah 1:17tnHeb“I will make you terrified in front of them.” There is a play on words here involving two different forms of the same Hebrew verb and two different but related prepositional phrases, “from before/of,” a preposition introducing the object of a verb of fearing, and “...
but rather be zealous in fearing theLord[ad]all the time. 18For surely there is a future,[ae] and your hope will not be cut off.[af] 19Listen, my child,[ag]and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way. 20Do not spend time[ah]among drunkards,[ai] ...
sn The last two verses of the chapter have shifted from the past tense description of the woman to commentary. This section began by asking who can find a wife/woman of noble character. It then described such a woman in past tense terms that are only fully evident in a retrospective of ...
1 Peter 3:12 tn The verbs are implied but not expressed in this verse: “the Lord’s eyes [ ] on the righteous and his ears [ ] to their prayer, but his face [ ] against those who do evil.” 1 Peter 3:12 sn Verses 10-12 are a quotation from Ps 34:12-16. 1 Peter 3:13...
3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues[a] as the Spirit enabled them. 5 Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation...
These verses say that wisdom is always on the way of righteousness for the purposes of bestowing the same to those who find her. If sin is involved, then wisdom has not been followed. Proverbs 8:21 tn Heb“and their treasuries I fill.” The imperfect verb expresses purposive modality ...
Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God א ALEPH 119 Blessed are the [a]undefiled in the way,Who walk in the law of the Lord!2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies,Who seek Him with the whole heart!3 They also do no iniquity;They walk in His ways.4 You have co...
17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there. 18 A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to s...
I am the Lord who hallows you, 33 who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the Lord.” Chapter 23[v] Holy Days. 1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel and say to them: These are the feasts of the Lord on which you ...
A Demon-Possessed Man Healed - Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes. And when He had come out of the boat,