“Before I go—and I shall not return—to the land of darkness and deep shadow, the land of utter gloom like darkness itself, of deep shadow without order, and it shines like darkness.” Job 10:21-22 NASB I shall not return – There could hardly be a more definitive statement about the permanence of death. “I shall not return.” …
May darkness and black gloom claim it; may a cloud settle on it; may the blackness of the day terrify it. Job 3:5 NASB Black gloom – ṣalmāwet. An unusual Hebrew word. A terrifying word. Not just deep shadow but rather “the shadow of death.” צַלְמָוֶת (ṣalmāwet). Deep darkness. (ASV prefers “the shadow of death” and…
Sustain me so that I may be safe, that I may have regard for Your statutes continually. Psalm 119:117 NASB May be safe – If you read the Hebrew text, you’d recognize this verb immediately, not as “may be safe” but rather as “be saved.” It is the verb yāšaʿ from which we derive the name Yeshua. …
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4 Woman’s Day Death – After that rant about Deuteronomy 31:8 you’re probably wondering why I would ever decide to pick another “out of…
The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. Psalm 121:5 NASB Shade – When you live in a desert climate, your greatest enemy is the sun. It withers the plants, kidnaps the dew, and scalds your skin. Perhaps that’s why Arabs wore heavy cloaks despite the heat. Better to be hot than fried. For this…
Those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, bound in affliction and iron; Psalm 107:10 Shadow of Death – The seventeen occurrences of the Hebrew word salmawet are found only in five books of the Bible: Job, Psalms, Isaiah (once), Jeremiah (twice) and Amos (once). Clearly the word is at home in…
Moradores de tinieblas y de sombra de muerte, prisioneros en miseria y en cadenas, Salmos 107:10 Sombra de Muerte – La diecisiete apariciones de la palabra hebrea salmawet se encuentran en solo cinco libros de la Biblia: Job, Salmos, Isaías (una vez), Jeremías (dos veces) y Amos (una vez). Evidentemente la palabra se siente a…
