the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Bear; Borne
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Figurative: The words are used in the figurative sense of enduring or taking the consequences of, be it for oneself or as representative for others: one's own iniquity ( Leviticus 5:17 and often); chastisement ( Job 34:31 ); reproach (Psalm 69:7; Psalm 89:50 ); or the sins of others (Isaiah 53:4 , Isaiah 53:11 , Isaiah 53:12; Matthew 8:17; Hebrews 9:28; 1 Peter 2:24 ). In Isaiah 46:1-7 a striking contrast is presented between the idols of Babylon whom their worshippers had carried (borne) about and which would be borne away by the conquerors, and Yahweh who had ca rried (borne) Israel from the beginning. "Jacob and Israel ... borne by me from their birth ... and I will bear; yea, I will carry." "They bear it upon the shoulder," etc.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Bear; Borne'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​b/bear-borne.html. 1915.