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"To you men, I call! I send my voice to the sons of mankind.
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A Call for Everyone
Commentators like Albert Barnes and Charles Ellicott explain that the terms 'men' and 'sons of men' are not just repetitive. They likely refer to different social classes: 'men' for the powerful and influential, and 'sons of men' for the common person. This emphasizes that Wisdom's call is intentionally universal, extending to every person regardless of social status or rank.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Men ... sons of man - The two words are used, which, like viri and homines, describe the higher and the lower, the stronge…
19th Century
Anglican
O men — i.e., “great ones;” “sons of man” are those of inferior rank; compare the Hebrew of Isa…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Unto you, O men, I call Not angels, the fallen angels; for, as they had nothing to do with Christ, he had nothing to…
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