Verse 11
(11) Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever.—These eleven words represent three in the Hebrew, and, as the text stands, give its sense, which is intelligible and consistent:
“They believe their houses will last for ever,Their dwelling places from generation to generation;They call the lands by their own names.”
The reading followed by the LXX., Chaldee, and Syriac, kibram for kirbam gives a different thought—
“Their graves are their homes,Their dwelling places for ever.”
(Comp. “his long home,” Ecclesiastes 12:5.)
The last clause, which literally runs, they call in their names upon lands, is by some explained (see Isaiah 44:5) to mean, “they are celebrated in their lands,” which suits the text followed by the LXX.
Be the first to react on this!
