. The comprehensive commentary on the Holy Bible : containing the text according to the Authorised version : Scott's marginal references : Matthew Henry's commentary, condensed ... the practical observations of Thomas Scott : with extensive notes, selected from Scott, Doddridge, Gill [et al.]. nd, being a preparatory act forinflicting punishment, is an expression often taken for punishmentitself. Hewlett. Verse 29. 7)ra?o)is.] Tannim. Creatures long and flexible. The common notion of drasons, i. e. vigilant beasts with a birds head, lions claws, wings, and a lizards tail, seems a fable of nort
. The comprehensive commentary on the Holy Bible : containing the text according to the Authorised version : Scott's marginal references : Matthew Henry's commentary, condensed ... the practical observations of Thomas Scott : with extensive notes, selected from Scott, Doddridge, Gill [et al.]. nd, being a preparatory act forinflicting punishment, is an expression often taken for punishmentitself. Hewlett. Verse 29. 7)ra?o)is.] Tannim. Creatures long and flexible. The common notion of drasons, i. e. vigilant beasts with a birds head, lions claws, wings, and a lizards tail, seems a fable of northern India. f>ee Heeren. The unsightly animal given in the cut, is the nearest approach to the O. T. VOL. II. 85 old idea, which modern science has yet brought to light. It is the draco volans, :^ or,/lying- dragon of zoolo- ?^ gists -, of habits like the ..^ cliameleon and lizard tribe. -^Z^^f l-v/s^-^a-riigrrvstr N\^^^ Possibly, the sight of some .^•^^^^M:^^>^^^f^rWM^M\^M^^ ^- beast might have giv- •r^^^M^L. N^-^J^rTxXm^W^ en rise to the idea of the fabulous dragon, throughthe exaggerations of won-der-loving travellers iu dis-tant regions, during theearly ages of ignorance andwonder. Owls.] Heb. daughters of vociferation, i. e. ostriches :note. Lev. 11; 16. Ed. [G73] =^~:. B. C. 1550. ^CHAP. XXXI. Jjh solernnly, befnre God, proluati;, timthe WAS not guilty of uiicliastity urdishoiiestv, 1—12 ; o! iiiikiiiiliii_-ss inIlif , or to tlie poor, 13—ii \01 truitiiig il riclics ; of idulatiy,reveiigij, nulled uf , liyi)jc-ri^y, or fear of man, *3—31. liea,)peals to GuU, Hiitl chullfiigja lii:idccuiinra to provit tticir jJte;iatiotis,35-40. JOB, XXXI. attcutliiiico, aiJil avliat filthy rags all his clothuawere. Soiiii3 think, that, among other di!(cases,Jobwas ill of a swelling in his throat, and that thatwas it which bound him about, like a stiff was he casC into the 7mie, v. 19. compiiredto 7iiire, so some: his body looked more lik
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