Chap. 36. eÁnExpoftion upon the Booko fJ o B. Verf. 32. 417 that which is ofd in this 3 adverfe. The word here made ufe of Vox 13'SO by Elrhu, linihes generally any thing that ishollow or concave, as amliguo eft, ed - a fpoon, planter, or hoof, or fuch like urenfils , which are bowed ben ë` with a convex and concave fuperficies;it bath alloparticularly two votas denotar a eminent.fignifications,both of which are made ufe of in thisplace actbubesrej by Interpreters. Fira, it fignileth xhe hand; fo we tranf }are in grriäde its ha- (fob 16. 17.) There is no inju1lice in my hand; The word âlensúa£lum, which here we trantlare a Cloud, is there tranllated, a hand ee2wl p"kr1ê éurvsrur?tfg Now, the kand,,we know, bath a hollownefs or cavity in it, un- n r, t, quaCca Ids when it is purpofely held forth plaine. The<.fecond lignifica- in um; nubsdux flint, convexrà, conca-oa. De Dieu, in loc. don is that of the Texr,a Cloud, which is alto hollow,ánd (as moll conclude) the fame word is put to lignifie a hand, and a Cloud, becaufe Clouds ufually at the fira appearance are bet finall,or like ahand, as Elijahs fervant reported to him,after his feveìith going to view the Heavens (r Kings 18. 44. ) Behold, a littleCloud like a mans hand. In this fence we take in here in our tranflation : Some render With his hand he covereth the light, we fay, With Clouds He covereth the light. Hecovereth or hideth the lighrithat is, from our eyeá,he calf- rIDD Texir; eth into difappear , or not to appear to us : The word notes co. abfondi- i»í. vering as wirh a garment, orcovering withany thing than inner- ponendo ali. cepts and NO the fight; and hence by a Trope it isapplyed to rug regas pardon of fin (PÏal. ; z. t .) Bletfed is the man whofe fin is culó1el v íeo covered. When the Lord pardons fin, he is raid to-Cover in, be- caufe he will not fufer in to appear aga nfl -the finner, nor be charged upon him to condemnation. As pardon coversfins, fo Clouds cover the Heavens, and when they are covered the light is covered. With Clouds he covered) the,.li,ht. The Prophet f ere- tray in his Lamentation,' (Chap. 3.4}.) complained racily, becaufe God ( who is light ) had covered himfelf , Thou haft covered thy jelf with a Cloud,that our prayer; cuid not pats through. As God doth fomettmes cover hittnrelr, or hide the,lirht of his Counte- nance from his people, as with a cloud, that their prayers cannot pars through ; fo he often hides or covers the light of the aire with natural o- proper Clouds, char the Sun =beams for a time can- not pierce nor pals through ; with Clouds he ccvereth H 6 h The
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