NOW. also. CREATOR. Plural of Majesty. the [great] Creator, or. reference to the Trinity. EVIL DAYS. days of the misfortune: i.e. affliction and death. Hebrew. _ra'a'_. App-44. i.e. the days described in following verses. PLEASURE. See note on Ecclesiastes 3:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
KEEPERS OF THE HOUSE: i.e. the arms of the body. HOUSE. The human body is often compared to. house (Isaiah 38:12. Job 4:19. 2 Corinthians 5:1; 2 Corinthians 5:2; 2 Peter 1:13). TREMBLE. Occurs only here, Esther 5:9 ("move"), and Habakkuk 2:7 ("vex"). See App-76. THE STRONG MEN:. i.e. the legs. He... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DOORS. the openings: i.e. the mouth and ears. STREETS. street (singular) SOUND OF THE GRINDING IS LOW: i.e. the mastication with gums instead of teeth is low. RISE UP. start: referring to insomnia. THE DAUGHTERS OF MUSICK: i.e. songs, &c, the product of music.... [ Continue Reading ]
AFRAID: i.e. of ascending heights. HIGH. lofty, elevated. FEARS SHALL BE IN THE WAY: i.e. apprehensions of danger in journeying. ALMOND TREE SHALL FLOURISH: i.e. grey hairs shall grow scanty, or drop off, not "almond nuts be rejected"; for the teeth and eating have already been dealt with in Eccl... [ Continue Reading ]
OR, &C. New figures now (in Ecclesiastes 12:6) introduced, referring to the _arrival_ (Structure, above) of death itself. THE SILVER CORD: i.e. the spinal cord. THE GOLDEN BOWL: i.e. the head, or skull. PITCHER: the failure of the heart. THE WHEEL. On which the bucket is brought up by. rope from... [ Continue Reading ]
DUST. Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), App-6, put for the body which is made of dust (Genesis 2:7; Genesis 3:19; Psalms 104:29; Job 34:15; Job 34:16). AS IT WAS. Note the reference to Adam's creation. SPIRIT. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9. Not _nephesh,_ soul (App-13). RETURN UNTO GOD. Hence He is... [ Continue Reading ]
THE WORDS OF THE WISE. See notes on p. 864, and App-7. NAILS. These were built into. wall, because Eastern walls were too hard or too soft for them to be hammered in. fastened. planted. Masculine, while "nails" is feminine: but the Accent unite the two words. The verb _nata'_ is found again only in... [ Continue Reading ]
AND FURTHER. Beyond these. Note the Structure above.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CONCLUSION. See note on "the end", Ecclesiastes 3:11. GOD. Hebrew. _'eth ha-'Elohim_. the [true and only] God; the great Creator, who throughout the book is put in contrast with man (Hebrew. _'adam._ App-14.) the creature. App-4.... [ Continue Reading ]
SECRET. hidden. EVIL. Hebrew. _ra'a'._ App-44.... [ Continue Reading ]