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Baruch 10:6
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et corpus ejus quasi chrysolithus, et facies ejus velut species fulguris, et oculi ejus ut lampas ardens: et brachia ejus, et qu� deorsum sunt usque ad pedes, quasi species �ris candentis: et vox sermonum ejus ut vox multitudinis.
et corpus eius quasi chrysolithus, et facies eius velut species fulgoris, et oculi eius ut lampas ardens, et brachia eius et, quae deorsum sunt usque ad pedes, quasi species aeris candentis, et vox sermonum eius ut vox multitudinis.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
like the beryl: Exodus 28:20, Ezekiel 1:16, Ezekiel 10:9, Revelation 21:20
his face: Ezekiel 1:14, Matthew 17:2, Luke 9:29, Revelation 1:13-17, Revelation 19:12
his arms: Ezekiel 1:7, Revelation 1:15, Revelation 10:1
like the voice: Ezekiel 1:24, Revelation 10:3, Revelation 10:4
Reciprocal: Isaiah 6:5 - said I Ezekiel 1:13 - General Ezekiel 40:3 - whose Daniel 7:16 - one Daniel 10:16 - like Daniel 12:5 - other two Daniel 12:6 - man Matthew 14:26 - they were Matthew 28:3 - countenance Mark 16:5 - a young Revelation 1:14 - and his eyes
Gill's Notes on the Bible
His body also was like the beryl,.... That is, that part of it which was not covered with the linen garment, and was seen, was like such a precious stone, said to be of an azure and sky colour, signifying he was the Lord from heaven; though, according to its name, it should be of a sea colour, greenish; and so, according to some, the beryl is. Cocceius thinks the sardonyx is meant, which is of a flesh colour, and so more fit to express the comeliness of a human body; the beryl, being of a different colour, seems not so apt to set forth the agreeable colour of a man. Braunius p is of opinion that the chrysolite is meant, a stone of a golden colour; and takes the sense to be, that such was the lustre of the golden girdle about his loins, that the rest of the parts of the body about it appeared as if all of gold:
and his face the appearance of lightning; exceeding bright, very dazzling to the eye, and striking terror to the mind; expressive of something very awful and majestic; and agrees well with Christ the sun of righteousness, whose face or countenance at his transfiguration on the mount, and when John saw him in a visionary way, was as the sun shineth in his strength, in the summer solstice, or at noonday, Matthew 17:2, from whom is all the light of knowledge and truth, of joy, peace, and comfort, of grace and glory; and which darts as swiftly and as powerfully from him as the rays of the sun, or as lightning from one end of the heaven to the other; and irradiates and illuminates as brightly and clearly:
and his eyes as lamps of fire; denoting his omniscience of all persons and things; and how piercing and penetrating his eyes are into the affairs of men and states, by whom they are clearly seen, and to whom they are exactly known; and how fierce and terrible his wrath is towards his enemies, and whose looks must inject dread and terror into them; see Revelation 19:12:
and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass; denoting his great strength for action, his stability and firmness, and the glory of his power, in trampling upon his enemies, and subduing them; especially as displayed in the redemption of his people, when his own arm wrought salvation for them; when he came travelling in the greatness of his strength, and trod the winepress of his father's wrath alone; when he set his feet on the necks of his and his people's enemies, and got an entire victory over sin, Satan, and the world, under whose feet they are, and ever will be subject:
and the voice of his words; not of the law, which was a voice of words, which they that heard entreated they might hear no more, and were very sonorous and dreadful; but rather of the Gospel, of the words and doctrines of grace and truth, which proceeded out of the mouth of Christ, and were such as were wondered at; which is a voice of love, grace, and mercy, sweet, charming, and alluring, powerful and efficacious; and the words of it are the words of peace, pardon, righteousness, life, and salvation; yea, this voice of Christ may take in his voice and words of commands, his ordinances and institutions, which he requires an obedience unto; and even his threatenings of wrath and ruin to wicked men, as well as his gracious and precious promises to his people: and this voice of his is said to be
like the voice of a multitude; of a great many men together; whose voice is heard a long way off, and is very strong and powerful: or,
as the voice of noise q; which may be understood either of the noise of a multitude of men, or of the sea, or of many waters; see Revelation 1:15 and may intend the power and efficacy of his words, whether in his doctrines, or in his judgments, in a way of grace and comfort, or of wrath and vengeance.
p De Vestitu Sacerdot. Hebr. l. 2. c. 17. sect 10, 11, 12. p. 721, 722. q כקול המון "ut vox tumultus", Montanus, "[vel] strepitus", Piscator, Michaelis.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
His body also was like the beryl - There is a very striking resemblance between the description here given and that of the Saviour as he appeared to John in Patmos, Revelation 1:13-16. See the notes at that passage. It contains, however, no description of the appearance of the body. “Beryl” is “a mineral of great hardness, occurring in green and bluish-green six-sided prisms. It is identical with the emerald, except that the latter has a purer and richer color. “ - Dana, in Webster’s Dictionary. The Hebrew word used here is תרשׁישׁ tarshı̂ysh “Tarshish, Tartessus,” and properly refers to a country supposed to be on the south of Spain, a place where this mineral was probably found. This was situated between the mouths of the river Baetis, or Guadalquivir, and was a flourishing mart of the Phoenicians, Genesis 10:4; Psalms 72:10; Isaiah 23:1, Isaiah 23:6, Isaiah 23:10, ... - Gesenius. The name was given to this gem because it was brought from that place. The true meaning of the word, as applied to a gem, is supposed to be the chrysolite, that is, the topaz of the moderns. “Tarshish, the chrysolite,” says Rosenmuller (“Mineralogy and Botany of the Bible,” pp. 38, 39), “is a crystal-line precious stone of the quartz kind, of a glassy fracture. The prevailing color is yellowish-green, and pistachio-green of every variety and degree of shade, but always with a yellow and gold luster. It is completely diaphanous, and has a strong double refraction. Most commonly the chrysolite is found solid and in grains, or in angular pieces. The Hebrew word “Tarshish” denotes the south of Spain, the Tartessus of the Greeks and Romans, a place to which the Phoenicians traded even in the earliest ages. Probably the Phoenicians first brought the chrysolite from Spain to Syria, and it was on that account called Tarshish stone.”
And his face as the appearance of lightning - Bright, shining. In Revelation 1:16 it is, “And his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.” See the notes at that passage.
And his eyes as lamps of fire - Keen, penetrating. So in Revelation 1:14 : “His eyes were as a flame of fire.”
And his arms and his feet like in color to polished brass - So in Revelation 1:15 : “And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace.” See the notes at that passage. The meaning is, that they were bright - like burnished metal. The Hebrew here is, “like the eye of brass;” then, as the word eye comes to denote the “face or countenance,” the meaning is, “like the face or appearance of brass.” Complete Exodus 10:5, Exodus 10:15; Numbers 22:5, Numbers 22:11. It is easy to conceive of the appearance which one would make whose arms and feet resembled burnished brass.
And the voice of his words like the voice a multitude - A multitude of people - loud and strong. So in Revelation 1:15 : “And his voice as the sound of many waters.”
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Daniel 10:6. His body also was like the beryl — The description of this person is very similar to that of our Lord in Revelation 1:13-15.
