1. devise . . . work . . . practise —They do evil not merely on a sudden impulse, but with deliberate design. As in the former chapter sins against the first table are reproved, so in this chapter sins against the second table. A gradation: "devise" is the conception of the evil purpose; "work" ( :- ), or "fabricate," the maturing of the scheme; "practise," or "effect," the execution of it. because it is in the power of their hand —for the phrase see Genesis 31:29 ; Proverbs 3:27 . Might, not right, is what regulates their conduct. Where they can, they commit oppression; where they do not, it is because they cannot. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-2" class="com-number"
Pericope (part_of)
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pericope/per-mic-2-001
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source-manifest/jfb— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological