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Sect. Y] Chapters 0. 7— CI. 1 251<br />

10. And now, know ye that from <strong>the</strong> angels He will inquire<br />

as to your deeds in heaven, from <strong>the</strong> sun and from <strong>the</strong> moon<br />

and from <strong>the</strong> stars in reference to your sins because upon <strong>the</strong><br />

earth ye execute judgement on <strong>the</strong> righteous. 11. And He<br />

will summon to testify against you every cloud and mist and<br />

dew and rain ; for <strong>the</strong>y shall all be withheld because <strong>of</strong> you<br />

from descending upon you, and <strong>the</strong>y shall be mindful <strong>of</strong> your<br />

sins. 13. And now give presents to <strong>the</strong> rain that it be not<br />

withheld from descending upon you, nor yet <strong>the</strong> dew, when it<br />

has received gold and silver from you that it may descend.<br />

13. When <strong>the</strong> hoar-frost and snow with <strong>the</strong>ir chilliness, and<br />

all <strong>the</strong> snow-storms with all <strong>the</strong>ir plagues fall upon you, in<br />

those days ye shall not be able to stand before <strong>the</strong>m.<br />

Exhortation to <strong>the</strong> Fear <strong>of</strong> God : all JSIature fears Him but not<br />

<strong>the</strong> Sinners.<br />

CI. 1. Observe <strong>the</strong> heaven, ye children <strong>of</strong> heaven, and every<br />

work <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Most High, and fear ye Him and work no evil in<br />

ness ', 2 ' which are <strong>the</strong> work <strong>of</strong> your<br />

godlessness ', /3 ' which as a wcrk ye<br />

have godlessly committed'. In blaz-<br />

ing flames burning worse than fire<br />

shall ye burn. Here a-^g ' > shall<br />

' ye burn ', and ^g, P > burning '. The<br />

two texts appear to be complemen-<br />

tary. 10. AU <strong>the</strong> heavenly powers<br />

which have witnessed <strong>the</strong> sins <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

wicked will testify against <strong>the</strong>m ; cf.<br />

98«-8; also 97' lOi'. In Hab.<br />

2^1 this testimony is given by <strong>the</strong><br />

stones and beams <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> dwelling <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> wicked. In heaven, g<br />

' from<br />

heaven '. + ' and ' a-u. Execute<br />

judgement on = noietre Kpiaiv ihto.<br />

(so gmqt, 0)—a Hebraism. 11. All<br />

<strong>the</strong> natural powers which minister to<br />

<strong>the</strong> fruitfulneSB <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> earth will testify<br />

against sinners, as <strong>the</strong>y have been<br />

withholden on account <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir sins.<br />

This is exactly in keeping with 80,<br />

on« <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> chapters interpolated in<br />

72-82; cf. Jer. 3'. And <strong>the</strong>y<br />

shall be mindful {a-ml). mt,<br />

• and shall <strong>the</strong>y not be mindful ' («, /3<br />

' watchful '). 12. Spoken ironi-<br />

cally. That it may descend (ffigf,<br />

hil<strong>of</strong>ocy lUih). mq 'that it should not<br />

descend'. > u, 0-hilo2}xy ^a J). 13.<br />

Even <strong>the</strong> lesser punishments <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

elements are irresistible.<br />

CI. 1. The same subject pursued;<br />

but <strong>the</strong> writer turns aside for a moment<br />

to address <strong>the</strong> righteous who are here<br />

called 'children <strong>of</strong> heaven', as else-<br />

where sinners are called 'children <strong>of</strong><br />

earth'; cf. lOC^ 102=. The phrase<br />

'children <strong>of</strong> heaven' (cf. Pirke Aboth,<br />

iii. 22 D\pisb C^S) is <strong>the</strong> equivalent <strong>of</strong><br />

' sons <strong>of</strong> God '. The designation is here<br />

limited to <strong>the</strong> righteous Israelites. For<br />

<strong>the</strong> view that <strong>the</strong> individual Israelite<br />

was regarded as a son <strong>of</strong> God already<br />

in <strong>the</strong> second century B. C. see Test. Lev.<br />

4^ (note) Wisd. 2". ". Ye children

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