Job 18:13, Jer 15:2, Rev 6:8 | JFB | STEP | 13. UMBREIT has "he" for "it," that is, "in the rage of hunger he shall devour his own body"; or, "his own children" ( ). Rather, "destruction" from is nominative to "devour." strength —rather, "members" (literally, the "branches" of a tree). the first-born of death —a personification full of poetical horror. The first-born son held the chief place ( ); so here the chiefest (most deadly) disease that death has ever engendered ( ; "first-born of the poor"—the poorest). The Arabs call fever, "daughter of death."

Job 18:13

13. UMBREIT has "he" for "it," that is, "in the rage of hunger he shall devour his own body"; or, "his own children" (La 4:10). Rather, "destruction" from Job 18:12 is nominative to "devour."

strength—rather, "members" (literally, the "branches" of a tree).

the first-born of death—a personification full of poetical horror. The first-born son held the chief place (Ge 49:3); so here the chiefest (most deadly) disease that death has ever engendered (Isa 14:30; "first-born of the poor"—the poorest). The Arabs call fever, "daughter of death."

Jeremiah 15:2

2. death—deadly plague (Jer 18:21; 43:11; Eze 5:2, 12; Zec 11:9).

Revelation of John 6:8

8. pale—"livid" [ALFORD].

Death—personified.

Hell—Hades personified.

unto them—Death and Hades. So A, C read. But B and Vulgate read, "to him."

fourth part of the earth—answering to the first four seals; his portion as one of the four, being a fourth part.

death—pestilence; compare Eze 14:21 with the four judgments here, the sword, famine, pestilence, and wild beasts; the famine the consequence of the sword; pestilence, that of famine; and beasts multiplying by the consequent depopulation.

with the beasts—Greek, "by"; more direct agency. These four seals are marked off from the three last, by the four living creatures introducing them with "Come." The calamities indicated are not restricted to one time, but extend through the whole period of Church history to the coming of Christ, before which last great and terrible day of the Lord they shall reach highest aggravation. The first seal is the summary, Christ going forth conquering till all enemies are subdued under Him, with a view to which the judgments subsequently specified accompany the preaching of the Gospel for a witness to all nations.