Chap. 34, Lin F.xpoftion upon the Book, of J o B. Verf.26. amen, all their filling being but like that of a bladder, which puffes them up, but never makes themwife or folid men. Further , I find this word ufed for firiking in a three -fold f nCe. Firfl, For firiking with forrow and flame ; filch was that of re- pcnting Ephraim(Jer: 3 a.59.) whowhen he thought on his ways, was afkamed and fmoteopen his thigh. Secondly , For flriking with icorne and derifon ( Lon: 2, r 5. ) All that paffe by clap their hands at thee , they biffe and rsacge their headat the daughter ofJerufalen,. Thirdly , There is alto a finking with angerand indignation ; Thus ßalakbeingvexr, becaufe he could nor have his purpofe to bribe Baiaam to curie the people of God , Smote his hands toge- ther ( Numb: 24. r o.) and the Lord himfelfe is exprefi expref- fing his angry indignation againet his ovinepeople the Jewes, by this geflure(Ezek. 22. I 3.) Behold therefore Ihave(mitten my rands at thy difhoneftgaine,.&c. There is then a fpeciall Empha- fïs in the fmiting or ftriking here intended, betides the generali sca ¿d meaning of it. The Lord defiroyes wicked men in filch a manner, acodo7e Ex- that all who behold it are filled with the admiration of his righte- tinnit astern oufneffe,and with a detefiation oftheir lewdne%.The Septuagint árrt©s. sept: fay,He bath Extinguifl ed wicked men; As if they were but fmoak- PrnXpeos. ing firebrands, or the flunking fnuffe of a candle.Another renders Bold: i.e. vin ir, Ile binds them , the word fignifying allo tobind orílraighten ;- culis funibufq;. The Lord kings forth evill men, as it were, bound hand and foot ligarefecit eor to Judgement. We fay clearely, ,Heftril erh them, and that inno tanguam inpias ordinary way, but erg; itaH arlan- dos plan: de- As wicked raen, duri et proponi. Bold: So we tranflate ; yet the particle which we render, as, may twit caufalis (here according to its frequent ufe elfe-where) carry in it a rea- of , propterea fon, Heflrihes them becaufe they are tnicked;fo fore read the text, Vlud qúá le- not as we by wayof fimilitude, howGod firiketh them, but as-gi- ,enonfrúli- ving an account whyGod i+rikerh then,, even becaufe they are tudinemfed ve- wicked men. Mr Broughton faith, For thewicked he maketh plenti- rimtemfig riff- full riddanceof bath agood fenfe in it, but takes fome- `,at ; et ufem what too great a liberty with the original text ; And becaufe the valet good ut- ute38 c, reafon ofthis firiking is held forth in the verfes following, it is more dif$inét to fay he f lkes them ( not becaufe they are wicked men,
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