Daniel Whedon 5. Every word of God is pure אלוה , ( eloah,) God. In the unquestioned Solomonic portions of this book, the word JEHOVAH, (Authorized Version, LORD,) is used almost invariably; אלהים , elohim, the plural form, only a few times; eloah, a form of the singular, never. Agur uses all three as the name of the divine Being. Is pure Like refined gold; so in Psalms 119:140, “Thy word is very pure;” and in Psalms 12:6, “the words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of... read more
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 30:5
5. Every word of God is pure אלוה , ( eloah,) God. In the unquestioned Solomonic portions of this book, the word JEHOVAH, (Authorized Version, LORD,) is used almost invariably; אלהים , elohim, the plural form, only a few times; eloah, a form of the singular, never. Agur uses all three as the name of the divine Being. Is pure Like refined gold; so in Psalms 119:140, “Thy word is very pure;” and in Psalms 12:6, “the words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of... read more