10. looked for — Greek, "he was expecting"; waiting for with eager expectation ( :- ). a city — Greek, " the city," already alluded to. Worldly Enoch, son of the murderer Cain, was the first to build his city here: the godly patriarchs waited for their city hereafter ( Hebrews 11:16 ; Hebrews 12:22 ; Hebrews 13:14 ). foundations — Greek, " the foundations" which the tents had not, nor even men's present cities have. whose builder and maker — Greek, " designer [ Ephesians 1:4 ; Ephesians 1:11 ] and master-builder," or executor of the design. The city is worthy of its Framer and Builder (compare Hebrews 11:16 ; Hebrews 8:2 ). Compare Note, see on Hebrews 9:12 , on "found." return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-11" class="com-number"
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