17
Open your eyes, and see; for the dead that are in Hades, whose breath is taken from their bodies, will give to the Lord neither glory nor righteousness;
Highlighted
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 17. Justice, and so forth they that are in hell shall not give justice to God: that is, they shall not acknowledge and glorify his justice, as penitent sinners do upon earth. Challoner.—And all in the grave are incapable of making known God’s perfections. An appeal to his glory is thus often made. Isaiah 38:18. Psalms 113:17. Sirach 7:24.
Private to this browser.