Though he speaks not only of fear but of dread, yet he does not mean that the Jews should be filled with horror at the name of God, so as to desire to flee from ...

23:8 But at that time they will affirm them with “I swear as surely as the Lord lives who delivered the descendants of the former nation of Israel from the land ...

This is a phrase frequently used in Jewish writings, especially in the book of Zohar, when they give an account of this or the other Rabbi interpreting ...

31:9 They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they ...

[10:2] sn The term “righteousness” here means honesty (cf. TEV). Wealth has limited value even if gained honestly; but honesty delivers from mortal danger.

The Hebrew verb shub refers both to their turning away from God (v. ... The primary biblical passages explicating this covenant are Exod 19–24 and the book ... 8:8) ...

There is debate whether the reference here is to God's preservation of Israel during their wandering in the Sinai desert or his promise to protect and preserve ...

39:4 When King Zedekiah of Judah and all his soldiers saw them, they tried to escape. They departed from the city during the night. They took a path through the ...

[16:9] tn Heb “the heart of a man.” This stresses that it is within the heart that plans are made. Only those plans that are approved by God will succeed.

7:6 Stop oppressing foreigners who live in your land, children who have lost their fathers, and women who have lost their husbands. ... Stop killing innocent ...