יעקב 1:6

Delitzsche Hebrew New Testament

וּבִלְבַד שֶׁיְּבַקֵּשׁ בֶּאֱמוּנָה וּבִבְלִי סָפֵק כִּי־בַעַל סָפֵק דּוֹמֶה לְגַל הַיָּם נִשָּׂא וּמְטֹרָף בָּרוּחַ׃

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Modern Translation
רק יבקש באמונה ובבלי ספק כי בעל ספק דומה לגלי הים הסער והנגרש׃

Bible Verse Review
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let: Matthew 21:22, Mark 11:22-24, 1 Timothy 2:8, Hebrews 11:6

he: Genesis 49:4, Ephesians 4:14, Hebrews 10:23, Hebrews 13:9, 2 Peter 2:17, Jude 1:12, Jude 1:13

Reciprocal: Exodus 17:12 - stayed up his hands Deuteronomy 22:9 - shalt not sow 1 Kings 3:5 - Ask what Matthew 7:7 - and it Matthew 11:7 - A reed Matthew 14:31 - O thou Matthew 21:21 - If ye have Mark 11:23 - and shall Mark 11:24 - What Luke 7:24 - A reed Luke 9:62 - No Romans 8:27 - according 2 Corinthians 6:13 - be Hebrews 10:22 - in full James 4:3 - and James 5:15 - the prayer 1 John 5:14 - if

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But let him ask in faith,.... Not only in the faith of the divine Being that God is; but in the faith of the promises he has made; and in the faith of his power and faithfulness to perform them; and in the faith of this, that whatever is asked, according to the will of God, and is for his glory, and his people's good, shall be given.

Nothing wavering; about the thing asked for, whether it is right or no to ask for it; for that should be settled before it is asked for; nor about the power of God to do it; nor about his will, in things he has declared he will do; nor about his faithfulness to his promises; nor at all questioning but what is proper, suitable, and convenient, will be given in God's own time and way.

For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed; he is troubled, restless, unquiet, and impatient; and he is fickle, inconstant, unstable, and unsettled; and is easily carried away with every wind of doctrine, temptation, and lust.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But let him ask in faith - See the passages referred to in James 1:5. Compare the Matthew 7:7 note, and Hebrews 11:6 note. We cannot hope to obtain any favor from God if there is not faith; and where, as in regard to the wisdom necessary to guide us, we are sure that it is in accordance with his will to grant it to us, we may come to him with the utmost confidence, the most entire assurance, that it will be granted. In this case, we should come to God without a doubt that, if we ask with a proper spirit, the very thing that we ask will be bestowed on us. We cannot in all other cases be so sure that what we ask will be for our good, or that it will be in accordance with his will to bestow it; and hence, we cannot in such cases come with the same kind of faith. We can then only come with unwavering confidence in God, that he will do what is right and best; and that if he sees that what we ask will be for our good, he will bestow it upon us. Here, however, nothing prevents our coming with the assurance that the very thing which we ask will be conferred on us.

Nothing wavering - (μηδὲν διακρινόμενος mēden diakrinomenos.) “Doubting or hesitating as to nothing, or in no respect.” See Acts 20:20; Acts 11:12. In regard to the matter under consideration, there is to be no hesitancy, no doubting, no vacillation of the mind. We are to come to God with the utmost confidence and assurance.

For he that wavereth, is like a wave of the sea ... - The propriety and beauty of this comparison will be seen at once. The wave of the sea has no stability. It is at the mercy of every wind, and seems to be driven and tossed every way. So he that comes to God with unsettled convictions and hopes, is liable to be driven about by every new feeling that may spring up in the mind. At one moment, hope and faith impel him to come to God; then the mind is at once filled with uncertainty and doubt, and the soul is agitated and restless as the ocean. Compare Isaiah 57:20. Hope on the one hand, and the fear of not obtaining the favor which is desired on the other, keep the mind restless and discomposed.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 6. Let him ask in faith — Believing that God IS; that he has all good; and that he is ever ready to impart to his creatures whatever they need.

Nothing wavering. — μηδεν διακρινομενος. Not judging otherwise; having no doubt concerning the truth of these grand and fundamental principles, never supposing that God will permit him to ask in vain, when he asks sincerely and fervently. Let him not hesitate, let him not be irresolute; no man can believe too much good of God.

Is like a wave of the sea — The man who is not thoroughly persuaded that if he ask of God he shall receive, resembles a wave of the sea; he is in a state of continual agitation; driven by the wind, and tossed: now rising by hope, then sinking by despair.