- the shadow of death:
- Where death projects his shadow, intercepting the light of life. Without any order, having no arrangement, no distinction of inhabitants; the poor and the rich are there, the king and the beggar, their bodies in equal corruption and disgrace. Where the light is as darkness, a palpable obscure, space and place, with only such a light or capability of distinction, as renders "darkness visible." "Let darknessª and the shadow of deathª stainª° it; let a cloudª dwellª° upon¹ it; let the blacknessª of the dayª terrifyª° it." {Job 3:5} + "[There is] no¹ darkness,ª nor¹ shadow of death,ª where¹ the workersª° of iniquityª may hide²° themselves.¹" {Job 34:22} + "Have the gatesª of deathª been openedª° unto thee? or hast thou seenª° the doorsª of the shadow of death?ª" {Job 38:17} + "Yea,¹ though¹ I walk²°¹ through the valleyª of the shadow of death,ª I will fearª° no¹ evil:ª for¹ thou¹ [art] with¹ me; thy rodª and thy staffª they¹ comfortª° me." {Psa 23:4} + "Though¹ thou hast sore brokenª° us in the placeª of dragons,ª and coveredª°¹ us with the shadow of death.ª" {Psa 44:19} + "Shall thy wondersª be knownª° in the dark?ª and thy righteousnessª in the landª of forgetfulness?ª" {Psa 88:12} + "Neither¹ saidª° they, Where¹ [is] the LORDª that brought us upª°¹ out of the landª¹ of Egypt,ª that led²°¹ us through the wilderness,ª through a landª of desertsª and of pits,ª through a landª of drought,ª and of the shadow of death,ª through a landª that no¹ manª passed through,ª° and where¹ no¹ manª dwelt?ª°" {Jer 2:6} + "Giveª° gloryª to the LORDª your God,ª before¹ he cause darkness,ª° and before¹ your feetª stumbleª° upon¹ the darkª mountains,ª and, while ye lookª° for light,ª he turnª° it into the shadow of death,ª [and] makeª°°° [it] gross darkness.ª" {Jer 13:16} + "Andª besideª allª this,ª betweenª usª andª youª there is²° a greatª gulfª fixed:ª° so thatª they which wouldª° passª° from henceª toª youª cannot;ªª° neitherª can they passª° toª us,ª that [would come] from thence.ª" {Lke 16:26}
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