Chap. :4o. An Expofition upon the Book;, of J o' B. Verl. 23_65 thing,as well as the breaking out of a thing by its ownforce. And fo a Nowne fubflantive derived from this Verb is uted ('Jal. 2, z..9.) which place we render thus, Thou art he that took, kor dreweft) me out of the womb. And though it be true, that Infants maybe Paid to break out of the womb, yet 'cis not by any power of theirovun, but by the power of God ; and therefore it may much rather be laid, that God takes or draws them ourof the womb, than that they break or make their way our. Thus far of this tranflation, as alto of the groundsof that learnedAuthors diffatisfaaionwith it. All whichobjcaions ii e up allo againff our Englifh tranflation, both being near the fame is words, and fully the general fcope and fence. And I would adde this for the honour of our Tranflators, that I ammuch per- fwaded they did not render the Text thus , as perlons prepof- feffed with an opinion, that the Elephant muffneeds be intended here under the title Behemoth, but becaufe they then law good ground for it in the Grammatical conffruc`fion and meaning of the HebrewText. What they would do now (were they living) up- on the difcovery which this worthy perfon hath lately made, I dare not fay, bue thanproceed to the explication of this verle, as they have left ir. Behold be drink,etb up a River. Theword which we tranflate todrinhup, fignifies to rob, toop- verb. prefs ; fo fome render it here, He robbetha River, he fleals a- An :fats :adf$ way all the water : that's a high ffrain of Rhetorick to exprefs rapersper viva Behemoths great drought ;he drinks, as if at a draught he meant vetPer frasa° todrink a River dry. dens. 0nd [haf!'ethnot.] There is a twofold rendring of that : Pirff, thus ; Ike drink- oh a River that it baJtorb not, referring this not balling ro the 'Ri- ver, and then the meaning is, He drinks fodeep, that he even flopsthe current or courfe of the River. A River whole waters are either drawn away, or neer dryed, cannot run with wonted fwiftnefs. This is another hyperbolical Efrain, as if an Elephant were able to exhauff a River. Great Armies have flopped the courfeof Rivers with drinking, they have drunk Rivers dry ; in allulion to which, it may be Laid of the Elephant, He drinketb a 00o a River,
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