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Selected Verse: Hebrews 10:27 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Heb 10:27 |
King James |
But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
a certain--an extraordinary and indescribable. The indefiniteness, as of something peculiar of its kind, makes the description the more terrible (compare Greek, Jam 1:18).
looking for--"expectation": a later sense of the Greek. ALFORD strangely translates, as the Greek usually means elsewhere, "reception." The transition is easy from "giving a reception to" something or someone, to "looking for." Contrast the "expecting" (the very same Greek as here), Heb 10:13, which refutes ALFORD.
fiery indignation--literally, "zeal of fire." Fire is personified: glow or ardor of fire, that is, of Him who is "a consuming fire."
devour--continually. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
But a certain fearful looking for of judgment - The word "certain" here does not mean "fixed, sure, inevitable," as our translation would seem to imply. The Greek is the same as "a (τις tis) fearful expectation," etc. So it is rendered by Tyndale. The idea is, that if there was voluntary apostasy after having embraced the Christian religion, there could be nothing but an expectation of the judgment to come. There could be no other hope but that through the gospel, and as this would have been renounced, it would follow that the soul must perish. The "fearful apprehension" or expectation here does not refer so much to what would be in the mind itself, or what would be experienced, as to what must follow. It might be that the person referred to would have no realizing sense of all this, and still his situation be that of one who had nothing to expect but the terrors of the judgment to come.
And fiery indignation - Fire is often used in the Scriptures as an emblem of fierce punishment. The idea is, that the person referred to could expect nothing but the wrath of God.
Which shall devour the adversaries - All who become the adversaries or enemies of the Lord. Fire is often said to devour, or consume, and the meaning here is, that those who should thus become the enemies of the Lord must perish. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
But a certain fearful looking for (φοβερὰ δέ τις ἐκδοχὴ)
Rend. "a kind of fearful expectation." Ἐκδοχὴ N.T.o, olxx.
Fiery indignation (πυρὸς ζῆλος)
For ζῆλος see on Jam 3:14. The radical idea of the word is ferment of spirit (ζεῖν to boil; see Act 18:25; Rom 12:11). This idea takes on different aspects in ζῆλος, as indignation, Act 5:17; zeal, Joh 2:17; Rom 10:2; Co2 7:7; Co2 11:2; Phi 3:6; envy, Rom 13:13; Co1 3:3; Gal 5:20. In the last sense often with ἔπις strife. The phrase fiery indignation, lit. indignation of fire (N.T.o) is an adaptation from Isa 26:11.
The adversaries (τοὺς ὑπεναντίους)
Only here and Col 2:14. Often in lxx. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
A certain fearful looking for of judgment - From this it is evident that God will pardon no man without a sacrifice for sin; for otherwise, as Dr. Macknight argues, it would not follow, from there remaining to apostates no more sacrifice for sin, that there must remain to them a dreadful expectation of judgment.
And fiery indignation - Και πυρος ζηλος· A zeal, or fervor of fire; something similar to the fire that came down from heaven and destroyed Korah and his company; Num 16:35.
Probably the apostle here refers to the case of the unbelieving Jews in general, as in chap. 6 to the dreadful judgment that was coming upon them, and the burning up their temple and city with fire. These people had, by the preaching of Christ and his apostles, received the knowledge of the truth. It was impossible that they could have witnessed his miracles and heard his doctrine without being convinced that he was the Messiah, and that their own system was at an end; but they rejected this only sacrifice at a time when God abolished their own: to that nation, therefore, there remained no other sacrifice for sin; therefore the dreadful judgment came, the fiery indignation was poured out, and they, as adversaries, were devoured by it. |
13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
11 LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
7 And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.
2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
17 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
35 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.