Now she who is a widow indeed, and desolate, has her hope set on God, and continues in petitions and prayers night and day.
Is dead while she liveth ... This is one of seven passages in the New Testament which speak of "an eternal sin," "the sin unto death," and that state of spiritual hardness which "it is impossible to renew."  How sad is the thought that some are already spiritually dead.  They may yet live many years before their funerals are held; but as regards the precious hope in Christ, they are dead already.  For longer discussion of "An Eternal Sin," see in my Commentary on Hebrews, pp. 125-128.