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Wages, are first mentioned in Scripture as paid not in money but in kind by Laban to Jacob (Gen. 29:15,20; 30:2815And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be? (Genesis 29:15)
20And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. (Genesis 29:20)
28And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it. (Genesis 30:28), etc.), and Pharaoh’s daughter promises to give the Water of Moses her wages (Ex. 2:99And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it. (Exodus 2:9)) for nursing him.changed. In Christ’s time a day’s wages was one denarius (16 cents), Matt. 20:22And when he had agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. (Matthew 20:2). On the strictness of the law he requiring daily payment of wages, see Lev. 19:1313Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbor, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. (Leviticus 19:13); Deut. 24:14-1514Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates: 15At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the Lord, and it be sin unto thee. (Deuteronomy 24:14‑15).
Waiting, upon God. Psa. 27:14; 37:3414Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. (Psalm 27:14)
34Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. (Psalm 37:34); Prov. 20:2222Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee. (Proverbs 20:22); Isa. 40:31; 49:2331But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. (Isaiah 40:31)
23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. (Isaiah 49:23); Jer. 14:2222Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Lord our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things. (Jeremiah 14:22); Lam. 3:2525The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. (Lamentations 3:25); Hab. 2:33For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. (Habakkuk 2:3); Zeph. 3:88Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy. (Zephaniah 3:8); Luke 12:3636And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. (Luke 12:36); Rom. 8:2525But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. (Romans 8:25); 1 Cor. 1:77So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: (1 Corinthians 1:7); Gal. 5:55For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. (Galatians 5:5); 1 Thess. 1:1010And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. (1 Thessalonians 1:10); 2 Thess. 3:55And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ. (2 Thessalonians 3:5).
Walking, WITH GOD. Deut. 5:33; 28:933Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess. (Deuteronomy 5:33)
9The Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways. (Deuteronomy 28:9); Josh. 22:55But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul. (Joshua 22:5); 1 Kings 8:3636Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance. (1 Kings 8:36); Psa. 1; 112; Prov. 2:77He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. (Proverbs 2:7); Isa. 2:3; 30:213And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. (Isaiah 2:3)
21And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. (Isaiah 30:21); Jer. 6:16; 7:2316Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein. (Jeremiah 6:16)
23But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you. (Jeremiah 7:23); Ezek. 37:2424And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. (Ezekiel 37:24).
in faith, love, etc., Rom. 6:4; 8:1; 13:134Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. (Romans 6:4)
1There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. (Romans 8:1)
13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. (Romans 13:13); 2 Cor. 5:77(For we walk by faith, not by sight:) (2 Corinthians 5:7); Gal. 5:1616This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. (Galatians 5:16); Eph. 5:22And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savor. (Ephesians 5:2); Phil. 3:1616Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing. (Philippians 3:16); Col. 1:10; 2:610That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; (Colossians 1:10)
6As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: (Colossians 2:6); 1 John 1:66If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: (1 John 1:6); Rev. 3:4; 21:244Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. (Revelation 3:4)
24And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honor into it. (Revelation 21:24).
Watchhfulness, enjoined. Matt. 24:42; 25:13; 26:4142Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. (Matthew 24:42)
13Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. (Matthew 25:13)
41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. (Matthew 26:41); Mark 13:3535Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: (Mark 13:35); Luke 12:35; 21:3635Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; (Luke 12:35)
36Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. (Luke 21:36); 1 Cor. 10:12; 16:1312Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. (1 Corinthians 10:12)
13Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. (1 Corinthians 16:13); Eph. 6:1818Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; (Ephesians 6:18); Col. 4:22Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; (Colossians 4:2); 1 Thess. 5:66Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. (1 Thessalonians 5:6); 2 Tim. 4:55But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. (2 Timothy 4:5); 1 Peter 4:7; 5:87But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. (1 Peter 4:7)
8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: (1 Peter 5:8); Rev. 3:2; 16:152Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. (Revelation 3:2)
15Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. (Revelation 16:15).
Watchmen, their duty. 2 Sam. 18:2525And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near. (2 Samuel 18:25); 2 Kings 9:1717And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace? (2 Kings 9:17); Psa. 127:11<<A Song of degrees for Solomon.>> Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. (Psalm 127:1); Song of Sol. 3:3; 5:73The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth? (Song of Solomon 3:3)
7The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me. (Song of Solomon 5:7); Isa. 21:5,11; 52:85Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield. (Isaiah 21:5)
11The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? (Isaiah 21:11)
8Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion. (Isaiah 52:8); Jer. 6:17; 31:617Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken. (Jeremiah 6:17)
6For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the Lord our God. (Jeremiah 31:6); Ezek. 3:1717Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. (Ezekiel 3:17); Ezek. 33:1717Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal. (Ezekiel 33:17); Hab. 2:11I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. (Habakkuk 2:1).
figuratively mentioned. Psa. 65:99Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. (Psalm 65:9); Isa. 41:17; 44:3; 55:117When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. (Isaiah 41:17)
3For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: (Isaiah 44:3)
1Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. (Isaiah 55:1); Jer. 2:1313For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water. (Jeremiah 2:13); Ezek. 47:1313Thus saith the Lord God; This shall be the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions. (Ezekiel 47:13); Zech. 13:11In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness. (Zechariah 13:1); John 3:5; 4:10; 7:385Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. (John 3:5)
10Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. (John 4:10)
38He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (John 7:38); Rev. 7:17; 21:617For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. (Revelation 7:17)
6And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. (Revelation 21:6); Rev. 22:66And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. (Revelation 22:6).
Wax (v.); to grow, become.
Deut. 8:6; 26:17; 28:9; 30:166Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. (Deuteronomy 8:6)
17Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice: (Deuteronomy 26:17)
9The Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways. (Deuteronomy 28:9)
16In that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it. (Deuteronomy 30:16); 1 Kings 2:33And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself: (1 Kings 2:3); Psa. 119:3; 128:13They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways. (Psalm 119:3)
1<<A Song of degrees.>> Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways. (Psalm 128:1); Isa. 42:2424Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the Lord, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law. (Isaiah 42:24): walk in his w.
Way (n.); the Christian life and doctrine.
Weasel. Lev. 11:2929These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind, (Leviticus 11:29). Heb. Ḥôled, glider or burrower; Gk. γαλή. Either a mole-rat or a weasel; probably the latter, for the typical mole genus is believed not to occur in Palestine, while throughout the country are found the weasel and the pole-cat.
Weeks, Feast of. See FEASTS.
Weeping. Num. 25:66And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. (Numbers 25:6); Psa. 6:8; 30:58Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping. (Psalm 6:8)
5For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. (Psalm 30:5); Jer. 31:1515Thus saith the Lord; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not. (Jeremiah 31:15); Joel 2:1212Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: (Joel 2:12); Mal. 2:1313And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand. (Malachi 2:13); Matt. 8:12; 22:1312But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Matthew 8:12)
13Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Matthew 22:13); Luke 6:21; 7:3821Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. (Luke 6:21)
38And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. (Luke 7:38); Acts 9:3939Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them. (Acts 9:39); Rom. 12:1515Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. (Romans 12:15); 1 Cor. 7:3030And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; (1 Corinthians 7:30); Phil. 3:1818(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: (Philippians 3:18); Rev. 18:1515The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, (Revelation 18:15).
for the departed. Gen. 23:22And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. (Genesis 23:2); 2 Sam. 1:2424Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel. (2 Samuel 1:24); Eccl. 12:55Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets: (Ecclesiastes 12:5); Jer. 9:17; 22:1017Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come: (Jeremiah 9:17)
10Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country. (Jeremiah 22:10); Ezek. 24:1616Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down. (Ezekiel 24:16); Amos 5:1616Therefore the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing. (Amos 5:16); Mark 5:3939And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. (Mark 5:39); John 11:35; 20:1335Jesus wept. (John 11:35)
13And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. (John 20:13); 1 Thess. 4:1313But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. (1 Thessalonians 4:13).
Weights.
 
 
Ordinary Heavy Weight
Light Weight
 
Grains
Pounds
Oz.
Grains
Pounds
Oz.
 
Gerah, "grain" = 1/20 shekel
11.2
 
 
5.6
 
 
 
5
Rebah, "quarter" = ¼ shekel
56
 
 
28
 
 
 
10
2
Bekah, "half" = ½ shekel
112
 
 
56
 
 
 
20
4
2
Shekel
224.5
 
½
112
 
¼
 
400
80
40
20
Libra, Gk. Litra, the pound of John 12:3
5,050
 
Avoir. 11.536
 
 
 
 
1,000
200
100
50
2½
Mina, Pound of Matt. (silver); Maneh
11,225
Troy 2
Avoir. 1
8
5,612
Troy 1
Avoir. 12
 
60,000
12,000
6,000
3,000
 
60
Talent (silver); Kikkar, "circle"
673,500
Troy 117
Avoir. 96-1/3
 
336,750
Troy 58
Avoir. 48
5+
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Talent (gold)
758,000
Troy 131
Avoir. 108
 
379,000
Troy 65
Avoir. 54
5+
Note 1. The above table is in accord with the article by A. R. S. Kennedy, D.D., in Hastings’ Bib. Dict., and with the weights given in the Tables of Money.
Note 2. But there was a great variation in those times as there is now in different countries and at different times in the same country.
Dr. Kennedy makes the Denarius 56 grains.
Harper’s Classical Dictionary makes it 60 grains, and the Mina and Talent are increased accordingly.
The Mina (pound) Heavy Weight Troy = 2 lbs.
The Mina (pound) Heavy Weight Avoir. = 1½ lbs.
The Mina (pound) Light Weight Troy = 1 lb.
The Mina (pound) Light Weight Avoir. = ¾ lb.
The Mina Silver Roman Weight Avoir. = 1-5/7 lbs.
The Mina Silver Babylonian Weight Avoir. = 2½ lbs.
Note 3. The Shekel is the unit of weight.
Note 4. The Pound Avoir. = 7000 grains.
The Pound Troy = 5760 grains.
Deut. 4:40; 5:16; 6:3; 12:25; 19:13; 22:740Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, for ever. (Deuteronomy 4:40)
16Honor thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. (Deuteronomy 5:16)
3Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey. (Deuteronomy 6:3)
25Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord. (Deuteronomy 12:25)
13Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee. (Deuteronomy 19:13)
7But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days. (Deuteronomy 22:7); Ruth 3:11Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? (Ruth 3:1); Eph. 6:33That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. (Ephesians 6:3): that it may go w. with thee.
Whale. (1) (some land-monster: Dragon or Serpent?). Ex. 7:99When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Show a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent. (Exodus 7:9); Deut. 32:3333Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps. (Deuteronomy 32:33); Psa. 91:1313Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. (Psalm 91:13); Jer. 51:3434Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out. (Jeremiah 51:34). Heb. Tannín; Gk. κήτος. The Hebrew word means a “monster” in animal life. In Gen. 1:2121And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. (Genesis 1:21) “great whale” is generic of all monsters moving in the waters. So in Matt. 12:4040For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. (Matthew 12:40) the Greek κήτος means any great sea-monster, as does the Hebrew Dâg gâdôl of Jonah 1:1717Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. (Jonah 1:17).
See LEVIATHAN.
Wheat. Gen. 30:1414And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes. (Genesis 30:14). Heb. Chittah; Gk. πυρός; Bot. N. Triticum compositum, Triticum spelta, Triticum hybernum. Wheat was the chief grain of Mesopotamia in Jacob’s time; and from that day to this it has continued to be so in Egypt, where the many-eared variety (Gen. 41:2222And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good: (Genesis 41:22)), depicted on monuments, is still grown.
Whirlwinds. 1 Kings 19:1111And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: (1 Kings 19:11); 2 Kings 2:11And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. (2 Kings 2:1); Job 37:9; 38:19Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north. (Job 37:9)
1Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, (Job 38:1); Isa. 66:1515For, behold, the Lord will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. (Isaiah 66:15); Jer. 23:1919Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked. (Jeremiah 23:19); Ezek. 1:44And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire. (Ezekiel 1:4); Nah. 1:33The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. (Nahum 1:3); Zech. 9:1414And the Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south. (Zechariah 9:14).
Whore, vision of the great. Rev. 17; 18.
spiritual. Ezek. 16; 23; Jer. 3; Hos. 1-2. See IDOLATRY.
Wicked, their character and doom. Deut. 32:55They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation. (Deuteronomy 32:5); Job 4:88Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same. (Job 4:8); Job 5; 15; 18; 20; 21; 24; Job 27:1313This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. (Job 27:13); Job 30; Job 36:1212But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge. (Job 36:12); Eccl. 8:1010And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity. (Ecclesiastes 8:10); Isa. 1; 22; 28; 29; Isa. 37:21; 40:18; 41:6; 44:9; 45:921Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria: (Isaiah 37:21)
18To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him? (Isaiah 40:18)
6They helped every one his neighbor; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage. (Isaiah 41:6)
9They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. (Isaiah 44:9)
9Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands? (Isaiah 45:9); Isa. 47; 57-59; 66; Jer. 2; Ezek. 5; 16; 18; 23; Hos. to Mal.; Matt. 5-7; Matt. 13:3737He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; (Matthew 13:37); Matt. 15-16; Matt. 21:3333Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: (Matthew 21:33); Matt. 25; John 5:2929And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. (John 5:29); John 10; Rom. 1:21; 3:1021Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. (Romans 1:21)
10As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: (Romans 3:10); 1 Cor. 5:1111But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat. (1 Corinthians 5:11); Gal. 5:1919Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, (Galatians 5:19); Eph. 4:17; 5:517This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, (Ephesians 4:17)
5For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. (Ephesians 5:5); Phil. 3:1818(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: (Philippians 3:18); Col. 3:66For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: (Colossians 3:6); 2 Thess. 2:1111And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: (2 Thessalonians 2:11); 1 Tim. 1:99Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, (1 Timothy 1:9); 1 Tim. 4:99This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation. (1 Timothy 4:9); 1 Tim. 6:99But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. (1 Timothy 6:9); 2 Tim. 3:1313But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. (2 Timothy 3:13); Titus 1:1010For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: (Titus 1:10); Heb. 6:44For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, (Hebrews 6:4); James 4-5; 1 Peter 4; 2 Peter 2-3; 1 John 2:1818Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. (1 John 2:18); 1 John 4; Jude; Rev. 9:20; 14:820And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: (Revelation 9:20)
8And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. (Revelation 14:8); Rev. 18; Rev. 20:13; 22:1513And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. (Revelation 20:13)
15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. (Revelation 22:15).
friendship with, forbidden. Gen. 28:11And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. (Genesis 28:1); Ex. 23:32; 34:1232Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. (Exodus 23:32)
12Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee: (Exodus 34:12); Num. 16:2626And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins. (Numbers 16:26); Deut. 7:2; 13:62And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them: (Deuteronomy 7:2)
6If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; (Deuteronomy 13:6); Josh. 23:77That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them: (Joshua 23:7); Judg. 2:22And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this? (Judges 2:2); 2 Chron. 19:22And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord. (2 Chronicles 19:2); Ezra 9:12; 10:1012Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever. (Ezra 9:12)
10And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel. (Ezra 10:10); Neh. 9:22And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. (Nehemiah 9:2); Psa. 106:3535But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works. (Psalm 106:35); Prov. 1:10; 4:14; 12:11; 14:710My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. (Proverbs 1:10)
14Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. (Proverbs 4:14)
11He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding. (Proverbs 12:11)
7Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. (Proverbs 14:7); Jer. 2:25; 51:625Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go. (Jeremiah 2:25)
6Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the Lord's vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence. (Jeremiah 51:6); Rom. 16:1717Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. (Romans 16:17); 1 Cor. 5:9; 15:339I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: (1 Corinthians 5:9)
33Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. (1 Corinthians 15:33); 2 Cor. 6:1414Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? (2 Corinthians 6:14); Eph. 5:7,117Be not ye therefore partakers with them. (Ephesians 5:7)
11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. (Ephesians 5:11); Phil. 2:1515That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; (Philippians 2:15); 2 Thess. 3:66Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. (2 Thessalonians 3:6); 1 Tim. 6:66But godliness with contentment is great gain. (1 Timothy 6:6); 2 Tim. 3:55Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. (2 Timothy 3:5); 2 Peter 3:1717Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. (2 Peter 3:17); Rev. 18:44And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. (Revelation 18:4).
Wickedly. Job 13:77Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him? (Job 13:7): will you speak w. for God ? R.V. unrighteously.
Widow, Elijah sustained by one. 1 Kings 17.
Widows, to be honored and relieved. Ex. 22:2222Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. (Exodus 22:22); Deut. 14:29; 24:17; 27:1929And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest. (Deuteronomy 14:29)
17Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge: (Deuteronomy 24:17)
19Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen. (Deuteronomy 27:19); Job 29:1313The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. (Job 29:13); Isa. 1:1717Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. (Isaiah 1:17); Jer. 7:66If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt: (Jeremiah 7:6); Acts 6:11And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. (Acts 6:1); 1 Tim. 5:33Honor widows that are widows indeed. (1 Timothy 5:3); James 1:2727Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. (James 1:27).
injurers of widows, condemned. Deut. 27:1919Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen. (Deuteronomy 27:19); Psa. 94:66They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. (Psalm 94:6); Isa. 1:23; 10:1223Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. (Isaiah 1:23)
12Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. (Isaiah 10:12); Ezek. 22:77In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow. (Ezekiel 22:7); Mal. 3:55And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts. (Malachi 3:5); Matt. 22:1414For many are called, but few are chosen. (Matthew 22:14); Mark 12:4040Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation. (Mark 12:40); Luke 20:4747Which devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation. (Luke 20:47).
Wilderness, the, the Israelites’ journeys in. Ex. 14; Num. 10:12; 13:312And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran. (Numbers 10:12)
3And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel. (Numbers 13:3); Num. 20; 33; Deut. 1:19; 8:2; 32:1019And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea. (Deuteronomy 1:19)
2And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. (Deuteronomy 8:2)
10He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye. (Deuteronomy 32:10); Neh. 9:1919Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to show them light, and the way wherein they should go. (Nehemiah 9:19); Psa. 78:40; 95:8; 107:440How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert! (Psalm 78:40)
8Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness: (Psalm 95:8)
4They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. (Psalm 107:4).
John the Baptist preaches in the wilderness of Judaea. Matt. 3.
how performed. John 7:1717If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. (John 7:17); Eph. 6:66Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; (Ephesians 6:6); Col. 4:1212Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. (Colossians 4:12); 1 Thess. 4:3; 5:183For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: (1 Thessalonians 4:3)
18In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. (1 Thessalonians 5:18); Heb. 13:2121Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. (Hebrews 13:21); 1 Peter 2:15; 4:215For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: (1 Peter 2:15)
2That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. (1 Peter 4:2); 1 John 2:17; 3:2317And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. (1 John 2:17)
23And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. (1 John 3:23).
(2) (Ezek. 17:55He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree. (Ezekiel 17:5)). Heb. Tzaphtzâphah (omitted in LXX). Both words, without doubt, denote the willow, of which many varieties are found in Palestine.
Wimple; a covering laid in folds over the head, around the chin and neck.
Wine; Several Hebrew words are translated thus in the Old Testament:
(2) Tirôsh, the fruit of the vine, of which the etymological meaning is uncertain, but its intoxicating properties seem clearly indicated in Hos. 4:1111Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart. (Hosea 4:11), “Whoredom and wine [yayin] and new wine [tirôsh] take away the heart.”
(3) Gleukos, sweet wine (Acts 2:1313Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. (Acts 2:13)). The wine mingled with myrrh given to our Lord was designed to deaden pain (Mark 15:2323And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not. (Mark 15:23)). In connection with the Lord’s Supper, Jesus never uses the word “wine,” but always the “fruit of the vine,” not excluding, but also not requiring, the use of fermented wine.
Rechabitee abstain from. Jer. 35.
water changed to, by Christ. John 2.
its abuse. See DRUNKENNESS.
Winepress. Judg. 6:1111And there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. (Judges 6:11); Neh. 13:1515In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals. (Nehemiah 13:15); Isa. 63:33I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment. (Isaiah 63:3); Lam. 1:1515The Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress. (Lamentations 1:15); Matt. 21:3333Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: (Matthew 21:33); Rev. 14:19; 19:1519And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. (Revelation 14:19)
15And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. (Revelation 19:15).
Wisdom, given by God. Ex. 31:33And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, (Exodus 31:3); 1 Kings 3:12; 4:2912Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. (1 Kings 3:12)
29And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. (1 Kings 4:29); 1 Chron. 22:1212Only the Lord give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the Lord thy God. (1 Chronicles 22:12); 2 Chron. 1:1010Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great? (2 Chronicles 1:10); Ezra 7:2525And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not. (Ezra 7:25); Prov. 2:66For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. (Proverbs 2:6); Eccl. 2:2626For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit. (Ecclesiastes 2:26); Dan. 2:2020Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his: (Daniel 2:20); Acts 6:10; 7:1010And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. (Acts 6:10)
10And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house. (Acts 7:10); 2 Peter 3:1515And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; (2 Peter 3:15).
its characteristics. Deut. 4:66Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. (Deuteronomy 4:6); Job 28:1212But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? (Job 28:12); Psa. 111:1010The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever. (Psalm 111:10); Prov. 1:22To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; (Proverbs 1:2); Prov. 9:22She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. (Proverbs 9:2); Prov. 14:8; 24:7; 28:78The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit. (Proverbs 14:8)
7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate. (Proverbs 24:7)
7Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father. (Proverbs 28:7); Eccl. 2:13; 7:19; 9:1313Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. (Ecclesiastes 2:13)
19Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city. (Ecclesiastes 7:19)
13This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me: (Ecclesiastes 9:13); Jer. 23:2424Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord. (Jeremiah 23:24); Matt. 7:2424Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: (Matthew 7:24); James 3:1313Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him show out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. (James 3:13).
apparent in the works of God. Psa. 104:1,21; 136:51Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honor and majesty. (Psalm 104:1)
21The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. (Psalm 104:21)
5To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever. (Psalm 136:5); Prov. 3:19; 6:619The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. (Proverbs 3:19)
6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: (Proverbs 6:6); Jer. 10:1212He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion. (Jeremiah 10:12); Rom. 1:20; 11:3320For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: (Romans 1:20)
33O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! (Romans 11:33). of Joseph, Gen. 41:39; 47:1339And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath showed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art: (Genesis 41:39)
13And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine. (Genesis 47:13). Solomon, 1 Kings 4:2929And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. (1 Kings 4:29). Daniel, etc., Ezek. 28:33Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: (Ezekiel 28:3); Dan. 1:17; 5:1417As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. (Daniel 1:17)
14I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee. (Daniel 5:14). worldly, vanity of. Job 5:13; 11:1213He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. (Job 5:13)
12For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt. (Job 11:12); Prov. 3:77Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil. (Proverbs 3:7); Eccl. 2:77I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me: (Ecclesiastes 2:7); Isa. 5:2121Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! (Isaiah 5:21); Jer. 8:99The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them? (Jeremiah 8:9); Zech. 9:22And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise. (Zechariah 9:2); Matt. 11:2525At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. (Matthew 11:25); 1 Cor. 1:17; 2:4; 3:1917For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. (1 Corinthians 1:17)
4And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: (1 Corinthians 2:4)
19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. (1 Corinthians 3:19); 2 Cor. 1:1212For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward. (2 Corinthians 1:12); James 3:1515This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. (James 3:15). See Gen. 3:66And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. (Genesis 3:6).
Wise, men from the east. Matt. 2. See MAW.
Wise, woman, David admonished by. 2 Sam. 14.
Witchcraft, forbidden. Ex. 22:1818Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. (Exodus 22:18); Lev. 19:26,31; 20:6,2726Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times. (Leviticus 19:26)
31Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God. (Leviticus 19:31)
6And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people. (Leviticus 20:6)
27A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them. (Leviticus 20:27); Deut. 18:1010There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, (Deuteronomy 18:10); Mic. 5:1212And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers: (Micah 5:12); Mal. 3:55And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts. (Malachi 3:5); Gal. 5:2020Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, (Galatians 5:20); Rev. 21:8; 22:158But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. (Revelation 21:8)
15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. (Revelation 22:15).
practiced by Saul, 1 Sam. 28.
With. Judg. 16:77And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. (Judges 16:7). Heb. Yéther lach; Gk. νευρἁ ὐγρά. The Anglo-Saxon word wiôig denotes a willow, in which sense it occurs in Wycliffe’s Bible; whence any supple twig, used for wicker-work. Perhaps as R.V. marg. “new bow-strings,” or A.V. marg. “new cords.”
by the Holy Ghost. Matt. 3:1616And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: (Matthew 3:16); Luke 3:2222And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. (Luke 3:22); John 1:33; 15:2633And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. (John 1:33)
26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: (John 15:26); Acts 5:32; 20:2332And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him. (Acts 5:32)
23Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. (Acts 20:23); Heb. 10:1515Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before, (Hebrews 10:15); 1 John 5:77For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. (1 John 5:7). by the apostles. Acts 1:8; 2:32; 4:33; 5:32; 10:41; 22:15; 26:168But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. (Acts 1:8)
32This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. (Acts 2:32)
33And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. (Acts 4:33)
32And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him. (Acts 5:32)
41Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead. (Acts 10:41)
15For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. (Acts 22:15)
16But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee; (Acts 26:16); 1 Peter 5:11The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: (1 Peter 5:1); Rev. 20:44And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. (Revelation 20:4).
Christ the faithful and true. Rev. 1:5; 3:145And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, (Revelation 1:5)
14And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; (Revelation 3:14). false. Ex. 20:16; 23:116Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. (Exodus 20:16)
1Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. (Exodus 23:1); Lev. 19:1111Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another. (Leviticus 19:11); Deut. 5:20; 19:1620Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbor. (Deuteronomy 5:20)
16If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong; (Deuteronomy 19:16); Prov. 6:16,19; 12:17; 19:5,9,28; 21:28; 25:1816These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: (Proverbs 6:16)
19A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. (Proverbs 6:19)
17He that speaketh truth showeth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit. (Proverbs 12:17)
5A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape. (Proverbs 19:5)
9A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish. (Proverbs 19:9)
28An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. (Proverbs 19:28)
28A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly. (Proverbs 21:28)
18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. (Proverbs 25:18); Jer. 7:99Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; (Jeremiah 7:9); Zech. 5:44I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof. (Zechariah 5:4); Luke 3:1414And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages. (Luke 3:14).
the two. Rev. 11.
Witty; skillful, clever.
Levitical laws concerning. Ex. 21:3,22; 22:163If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him. (Exodus 21:3)
22If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. (Exodus 21:22)
16And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. (Exodus 22:16); Num. 5:1212Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him, (Numbers 5:12); Num. 30:1212But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the Lord shall forgive her. (Numbers 30:12); Deut. 21:10,15; 24:110When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the Lord thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive, (Deuteronomy 21:10)
15If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated: (Deuteronomy 21:15)
1When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favor in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. (Deuteronomy 24:1); Jer. 3:11They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the Lord. (Jeremiah 3:1); Matt. 19:33The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? (Matthew 19:3).
Wizard. See WITCHCRAFT.
Woes, against wickedness, etc. Isa. 5:8; 10:1; 29:15; 31:1; 45:98Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! (Isaiah 5:8)
1Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; (Isaiah 10:1)
15Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us? (Isaiah 29:15)
1Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord! (Isaiah 31:1)
9Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands? (Isaiah 45:9); Jer. 22:1313Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbor's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work; (Jeremiah 22:13); Amos 6:11Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! (Amos 6:1); Mic. 2:11Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand. (Micah 2:1); Hab. 2:66Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay! (Habakkuk 2:6); Zeph. 3:11Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! (Zephaniah 3:1); Zech. 11:1717Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened. (Zechariah 11:17); Matt. 26:2424The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born. (Matthew 26:24); Luke 6:2424But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. (Luke 6:24); Jude 1111Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. (Jude 11); Rev. 8:13; 9:12; 11:1413And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! (Revelation 8:13)
12One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter. (Revelation 9:12)
14The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. (Revelation 11:14).
Wolf. Gen. 49:2727Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil. (Genesis 49:27); Ezek. 22:2727Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. (Ezekiel 22:27). Heb. Zĕêb; Gk. λύκος. The Canis lupus of Syria is larger and of lighter color than the European species. Its ferocity and night-prowling habits, its frequent attacks on sheep and lambs, are often noticed in the Old and New Testaments. See Ezek. 22:2727Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. (Ezekiel 22:27); Hab. 1:88Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat. (Habakkuk 1:8); Jer. 5:66Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. (Jeremiah 5:6); Matt. 7:1515Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. (Matthew 7:15); Luke 10:33Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. (Luke 10:3); John 10:1212But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. (John 10:12).
Psa. 48:66Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. (Psalm 48:6); Isa. 13:8; 21:3; 26:178And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames. (Isaiah 13:8)
3Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it. (Isaiah 21:3)
17Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O Lord. (Isaiah 26:17); Jer. 4:31; 6:2431For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers. (Jeremiah 4:31)
24We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail. (Jeremiah 6:24); Jer. 13:21-23; 30:6; 31:8; 48:41; 49:22,24; 50:4321What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail? 22And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare. 23Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. (Jeremiah 13:21‑23)
6Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? (Jeremiah 30:6)
8Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither. (Jeremiah 31:8)
41Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty men's hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. (Jeremiah 48:41)
22Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. (Jeremiah 49:22)
24Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail. (Jeremiah 49:24)
43The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail. (Jeremiah 50:43): pain as of a w. in travail.
(4) (Earth). Zool. S. Lumbricus. T. This is a true worm belonging to the sub-kingdom Vermes.
(5) (Canker). See LOCUST, Yélek.
(6) (Palmer). See LOCUST, Gâzâm.
(7) (Crimson). See COCHINEAL.
Worship, to be given to God alone. Ex. 20:11And God spake all these words, saying, (Exodus 20:1); Deut. 5:7; 6:137Thou shalt have none other gods before me. (Deuteronomy 5:7)
13Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name. (Deuteronomy 6:13); Matt. 4:1010Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. (Matthew 4:10); Luke 4:88And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. (Luke 4:8); Acts 10:26; 14:1526But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man. (Acts 10:26)
15And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein: (Acts 14:15); Col. 2:1818Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, (Colossians 2:18); Rev. 19:10; 22:810And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. (Revelation 19:10)
8And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which showed me these things. (Revelation 22:8).
of God. 2 Chron. 28:1111Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which ye have taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the Lord is upon you. (2 Chronicles 28:11); Job 21:2020His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty. (Job 21:20); Psa. 106:23,3223Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. (Psalm 106:23)
32They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes: (Psalm 106:32); Prov. 29:88Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath. (Proverbs 29:8); Luke 4:2828And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, (Luke 4:28); Rom. 2:5,8; 9:225But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; (Romans 2:5)
8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, (Romans 2:8)
22What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: (Romans 9:22); Rev. 6:17; 11:18; 16:1; 19:1517For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? (Revelation 6:17)
18And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. (Revelation 11:18)
1And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. (Revelation 16:1)
15And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. (Revelation 19:15).
on the wall, expounded. Dan. 6.
Writing materials; The common writing materials of the Babylonians consisted of clay, and an instrument of wood, bone, or metal, having a point of three unequal facets, with which to impress the cuneiform characters upon the clay while moist. Such was the writing on the Tel-el-Amarna tablet letters between Jerusalem and Egypt 1500 years before Christ. The writing materials of the Egyptians consisted of papyrus, reeds, ink, and a palette having a hollow for holding the reeds, and a number of circular and oval hollows for holding ink of various colors.