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Selected Verse: Joshua 4:18 - Strong Concordance
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Jos 4:18 |
Strong Concordance |
And it came to pass, when the priests [03548] that bare [05375] the ark [0727] of the covenant [01285] of the LORD [03068] were come up [05927] out of the midst [08432] of Jordan [03383], and the soles [03709] of the priests [03548]' feet [07272] were lifted up [05423] unto the dry land [02724], that the waters [04325] of Jordan [03383] returned [07725] unto their place [04725], and flowed [03212] over all his banks [01415], as [08543] they did before [08032]. |
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King James |
And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark . . . were come out of the midst of Jordan . . . that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place--Their crossing, which was the final act, completed the evidence of the miracle; for then, and not till then, the suspended laws of nature were restored, the waters returned to their place, and the river flowed with as full a current as before. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
Their place - Returned into their proper channel, according to their natural and usual course. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
The waters of Jordan returned unto their place - It is particularly remarked by the sacred historian, that as soon as the soles of the priests' feet touched the water, the stream of the Jordan was cut off, Jos 3:15, and the course of the river continued to be inverted all the time they continued in its channel; and that as soon as the soles of their feet had touched the dry land, on their return from the bed of the river, the waters immediately resumed their natural course. All this was done by the sovereign influence of that God whose presence was represented by the ark of the covenant. |
15 And as they that bare [05375] the ark [0727] were come [0935] unto Jordan [03383], and the feet [07272] of the priests [03548] that bare [05375] the ark [0727] were dipped [02881] in the brim [07097] of the water [04325], (for Jordan [03383] overfloweth [04390] all his banks [01415] all the time [03117] of harvest [07105],)