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They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits` end.
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When All Wisdom Fails
Commentators explain that the Hebrew for "at their wit's end" literally means "all their wisdom is swallowed up." This vividly portrays the moment when the sailors' expert knowledge, skill, and experience in navigation become completely useless against the storm's fury. It signifies a point of total human helplessness where all self-reliance fails.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They reel to and fro—The word used here—חגג châgag—means to dance as in a circle, then to reel, or be giddy as drunkards a…
19th Century
Anglican
Reel to and fro. —Or more exactly, spin round and round.
Are at their wit’s end. —An admirable par…
Baptist
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.
But, oh! when souls are caught in a storm of convi…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man
Through the agitation of the water, and motion of the ship, n…
Let those who go to sea consider and adore the Lord. Mariners have their business on the tempestuous ocean, and there they witness deliverances tha…
