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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth chapters of the book of Job being the sum of thirty-seven lectures, delivered at Magnus near London Bridge. By Joseph Caryl, preacher of the Word, and pastor of the congregation there.An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of thirty-seven lectures, delivered at Magnus near London Bridge. By Joseph Caryl, preacher of the Word, and pastour of the congregation there.
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1655
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Vers. 25. Yea the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
Vers. 25. Yea the Allmighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
There is some difference in the reading of this verse, for the word which we translate defence, is the same which we translate gold in the former verse. And hence some translate thus; thy gold shall be mighty; Making the word Shaddai (which is one of the names of God, and usually rendered Almighty) to be as an Epithet to the word Gold, Thy Gold shall be strong or mighty. And thus some translations render the word Shaddai (Ezek. 1.24.) where the Prophet saith, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty; so we render; but others thus; As a mighty voice; So in the present text, whereas we say, The Almighty shall be thy defence, or according to the strictness of the word; The Almighty shall be thy Gold; others give it thus; Thy Gold shall be mighty. And this answers the latter clause of the verse, where we read; Thou shalt have plenty of silver; yet put in the Margin, Thou shalt have silver of strength, or, strong silver. These readings have an elegance in them.
There is some difference in the reading of this verse, for the word which we translate defence, is the same which we translate gold in the former verse. And hence some translate thus; thy gold shall be mighty; Making the word Shaddai (which is one of the names of God, and usually rendred Almighty) to be as an Epithite to the word Gold, Thy Gold shall be strong or mighty. And thus some translations render the word Shaddai (Ezek. 1.24.) where the Prophet saith, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Allmighty; so we render; but others thus; As a mighty voice; So in the present text, whereas we say, The Almighty shall be thy defence, or according to the strictnes of the word; The Almighty shall be thy Gold; others give it thus; Thy Gold shall be mighty. And this answers the latter clause of the verse, where we reade; Thou shalt have plenty of silver; yet put in the Margin, Thou shalt have silver of strength, or, strong silver. These readings have an elegancy in them.