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God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the Lord have spoken it” (Ezek.
34:23- 24).
The Septuagint gives the following translations:
(“sheep”) and
(“flock”). The
KJV
gives these senses: “flocks; sheep; cattle.”
FOLLOWING
(
, 312), “following; different; other.” This word occurs about 166 times
and in all periods of biblical Hebrew.
The first meaning of this word is temporal, and is seen in Gen. 17:21: “But my
covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in
the
@
year” (i.e., the year “following”). The first biblical occurrence of the word is in
Gen. 4:25: “And Adam [had relations with] his wife again; and she bare a son, and called
his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me
seed instead of Abel.…”
This meaning of “different” or “another” also appears in Lev. 27:20: “And if he will
not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed
any more.” In Isa. 28:11,
defines tongue or language; hence it should be
understood as “foreign”: " For with stammering lips and
tongue will he speak to
this people.” Since this verse is quoted in 1 Cor. 14:21 as an Old Testament prophecy of
tongues-speaking,
figures prominently in the debate on that subject.
Finally,
can mean “other.” In this usage, the word distinguishes one thing from
another without emphasizing any contrast. This is its meaning in Exod. 20:3: “Thou shalt
have no other gods before me.”
FOOL
(
(191), “fool.” This word appears primarily in the wisdom literature. A person
described by
(
generally lacks wisdom; indeed, wisdom is beyond his grasp (Prov.
24:7). In another nuance, “fool” is a morally undesirable individual who despises wisdom
and discipline (Prov. 1:7; 15:5). He mocks guilt (Prov. 14:9), and is quarrelsome (Prov.
20:3) and licentious (Prov. 7:22). Trying to give him instruction is futile (Prov. 16:22).
FOOLISHNESS
((
(
" &
, 200), “foolishness; stupidity.” This noun appears 25 times in the
Old Testament. It can mean “foolishness” in the sense of violating God’s law, or “sin”
(Ps. 38:5). The word also describes the activities and life-style of the man who ignores
the instructions of wisdom (Prov. 5:23). In another nuance, the noun means
“thoughtless.” Hence
((
describes the way a young person is prone to act (Prov.
22:15) and the way any fool or stupid person chatters (Prov. 15:2).
(
, 5039), “foolishness; senselessness; impropriety; stupidity.” This
abstract noun appears 13 times in the Old Testament. Its use in 1 Sam. 25:25 signifies
“disregarding God’s will.”
:
is most often used as a word for a serious sin (Gen.
34:7—the first occurrence).
FOOT