Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-06-04
wine, the revision properly reads. "a
cake of raiSins."

ziah's folly in consulting the god of
Ekron when he was sick, gains much
in force and vivdness by being put,
as the Hebrew demands, in u positive
form: "IS it because there is no good
in Israel that yc go to inquire of Baal-
Zebub?h
The addition of the margin to ii. Q,
forbids the common mistake of sup
posing that Elisha asked to have twice
as much of tho spirit as Elijah had.
lie asked irSt-born's portion in his
masters spirit.
In viii, 2, the addition of the words
in italics "upOH him. to the state
mont "and he settled his countenance
stcadfastly," removes an ambiguity by
showing that it was the steady gaze of
Elisha that put Hazael to shame.
In iX., $, and everywhere, the term
imam child expresses the full sense,
and docs away with diSagreeable
form of speech. CA similar euphem-
ism is introduced in xvii, 27)
In xii, 1, the phrase current
money! which exactly renders the
Hebrew, displNces the obscure state
ment. "E'rcn the money of everyone
that paSscth The dccOuut'
Many readers have stumbled at the
statement (xXii. NJ that Huldah
dwclt at Jerusalem lin the college, "
but the word means, rs the revision
has it,"lhe second quarter of the city,
probably an addition recently made to
its lncloSurc.
In ii. Chronicles, in the authorized
version, we read of oxen that com.
passed the molted sea "ten in a
cubit, which is impossible. The re-
vision has ii ''for ten cubits.'
The word devils" in xi., 10, is in.
correct, and is therefore rendered lit
orally, "he goats" The last words of
this chapter, land he desired many
wives" which in the authorized vcr-
sion only repeat what has been al
ready said, are made in the revision to
have Il sense which is legitimate and
in harmony with the connection. "And
he sought for them [tho sons just men
toned many wives
In the poetcal books "sheol" re.
places "holl,' which has been chang
ed in prose passages to "tho grave"
and "thc pit with "Shcol" in tho
margin. "Of these rcnderings, hell"
SAYS the preface, ''if il could be taken
in its original cnsc as used IN the
crccds would be fairly adequate
equivalent for the Hebrew word, but
it is SO commonly understood as the
place of torment that to employ it fire.
qucntly would lead to inevitable mis-
understanding.
In Isaiah XIV, where "hell" is used
in more of its original sense, the re-
viscrs have left hell in tho text,
putting "shcol' in the margin.
JOB.
l., 5, Cursed God" isrcndered "ro-
nounced God. ="
In ill.,. 8, the change of mourning"
into "leyiathan' (the marginal read
ing of the authorized version, is de-
mandcd by fidelity.
In Z, the reasoning OF Eliphaz is
sadly pcrplexcd in the authorized vcr-
sion by making him say although
aillictiOn cometh not, etc, yet man
is born to trouble" etc; whereas,
what he says is really as the revision
gives it:
For alllction comcth not forth of the
dust neither doth trouble spring out
of the ground, but man is born unto
trouble
As the sparks ly upward.
Sorrow does not come from natural
causes, but from mans sinful nature.
b In viii, -, as in seven other places,
"hypocrite' is changed To goddess
man. which is the true meaning OF
the word.
In ix., %, "If be wicked" is Justly,
and with great advantage to the sense.
made to read: II shall bo condemned.
In the very difficult verse, XII, II,
the revision renders:
But a vain man would be wise,
though man is born as wild ass
colt.
And puts in the margin one of the
most probable uf the many other rem
dcrngs, some of which show that if
the charge in the text is not true of
race, it is of some members Of it.
In xiI., ), the obscure comparison of
a man ready to fall to "a lamp de.
spised" disappears in the revision,
which renders faithfully and clearly,
"In the thought of him that is at ease
there is contempt for misfortune; il is
ready for them whose foot slippeth."
We are glad to see that the common
version of xiii, 10, Though he slay
me, yet will | trust him." is substan-
TALLY retained, though most critics
give it Il different sense.
In v, 27, tho obscure "settest a
print upon the heels Of my feet" be-
comes 'drawcst a line about the soles
of my feet. G., "keepest mo a
prisoner.
The revision renders xviii, IL: "Are
the consolation of Cod" etc, more
literally and forcibly, thus: Are the
consultations of God too small for thee,
and the word that dealeth gently with
theePn
So in xvi, q, it makes Job express
the wish that his witness, God, would
see right done him both with God and
with men.
The touching passage xviii, Is, 16,
"Where is now my hope they shall 60
down." ETC., is so altered as to show
Jobs conviction that the hope held
before him by his friends, instead of
being realized will 90 down with him
when once he finds rest in the grave.
Thus:
Where, then, Is my hope,
And as for my hope, who shall sec III
II shall 20 down TO the bars OF sheol,
When once there is rest In the dust
In xviii, 1j., the meaningless words,
at shall dwell in his tabernacle, be-
cause it is none of bis" become:
"There shall dwell in his tent that
which is mono Of hi" s"-viz., strangers.
The notable passage xlx., 25-27, is
greatly clarified. The offensive and
needless mention of worms" to
which there is nothing answering it in
the Hebrew, is dropped. Job had just
expressed wish for n perpetual rec
ord of his words that coming genera
tions might know his claim to recti-
tude. This, howeyer,was not enough.
Hence he adds: 'But l know
whatever their opinion may be, ,--"I
know that my redecmer liveth." This
yindicator will stand up upon the
earth in a future day, and Job will see
Him. That vision of God will be all
that he needs, as it is an assurance Of