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"Can the papyrus grow up without mire? Can the rushes grow without water?
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The Hypocrite's Fragile Faith
Commentators explain that the rush and flag, plants that thrive only in marshy ground, are a metaphor for the hypocrite. Their religious profession looks vibrant during times of prosperity ('water') but quickly withers under trial ('drought') because it lacks a genuine, internal root in God's grace.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Can the rush - This passage has all the appearance of being a fragment of a poem handed down from ancient times. It is cited by Bildad as an…
19th Century
Anglican
The flag is the plant of Genesis 41:2, which the cattle feed upon. This figure is reinforced by a second, namely, that of the spid…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Can the rush grow up without mire ? &c.] No, at least not long, or so as to lift up his head on high, as the word si…
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Bildad speaks insightfully about hypocrites and evildoers, and the fatal end of all their hopes and joys. He proves this truth—the destruction of t…
13th Century
Catholic
In the preceding verses, Bildad of Shuah defended the same opinion that Eliphaz the Temanite had proposed: that those who are divinely punished for…
