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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of the book of Job being the substance of thirty-five lectures / by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1664
AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON The Thirty-fifth, Th… › Chapter 36 › Verse 21
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JOB, Chap. 36. Vers. 21. Verse. 21. Take heed, regard not iniquity, for this thou hast chosen rather than affliction.
IN this verse Elihu gives Job another serious admonition, or re-enforceth the former, warning him to take heed of speaking or uttering any thing rashly,1 unduly, or unbecomingly of God, in respect of his troubles and sufferings; and this he urgeth upon him by two sorts of arguments, as will appear when I come to handle the two following verses.
IN this verse Elihu gives Job another serious admonition, or re-enforceth the former, warning him to take heed of speaking or uttering any thing rashly,1 unduely, or unbecomingly of God, in respect of his troubles and sufferings; and this he urgeth upon him by two sorts of arguments, as will appear when I come to handle the two following verses.
- 1[Greek or Hebrew] Custodivit, servavit.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Custodivit, servavit.
Take heed, regard not iniquity. As if he had said, beware, be well advised what thou dost, and what thou sayest. The word which we here render take heed, signifies to keep and preserve, but most properly, to prevent and keep off any evil, that it fall not upon us. The noun, from this root, signifies a watch tower, upon which a person stands to observe and give warning of any danger, or to descry any approaching enemy. 'Tis translated, take heed, as here, so (