- every imagination:
- or, the whole imagination, The Hebrew word signifies not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires. "And the LORDª smelledª° a sweetª¹ savour;ª and the LORDª saidª° inª his heart,ª I will not¹ againª° curseª°¹ the groundª any more¹ for man's² sake;ª¹ for¹ the imaginationª of man'sª heartª [is] evilª from his youth;ª¹ neither¹ will I againª° smiteª° any more¹¹ every thing¹ living,ª as¹ I have done.ª°" {Gen 8:21} + "And it come to pass,¹ when he hearethª°¹ the wordsª of this¹ curse,ª that he bless²° himself¹ in his heart,ª saying,ª° I shall have¹ peace,ª thoughª I walk²°¹ in the imaginationª of mine heart,ª to¹ addª° drunkennessª to¹ thirst:ª" {Deu 29:19} + "How much more¹¹ abominableª° and filthyª° [is] man,ª which drinkethª° iniquityª° like water?ª" {Job 15:16} + "An heartª that devisethª° wickedª imaginations,ª feetª that be swiftª° in runningª° to mischief,ª" {Prv 6:18} + "Lo,ª° this¹ onlyª have I found,ª° that¹ Godª hath madeª°¹ manª upright;ª but they¹ have sought outª° manyª inventions.ª" {Ecc 7:29} + "This¹ [is] an evilª among all¹ [things] that¹ are doneª° under¹ the sun,ª that¹ [there is] oneª eventª unto all:¹ yea, also¹ the heartª of the sonsª of menª is fullª° of evil,ª and madnessª [is] in their heartª while they live,ª and afterª that [they go] to¹ the dead.ª°" {Ecc 9:3} + "The heartª [is] deceitfulª above all¹¹ [things], and desperately wicked:ª° who¹ can knowª° it?" {Jer 17:9} + "And he saidª° unto¹ me, Go in,ª° and beholdª°¹ the wickedª abominationsª that¹ they¹ doª° here.¹" {Ezk 8:9} + "Then saidª° he unto¹ me, Sonª of man,ª hast thou seenª° what¹ the ancientsª of the houseª of Israelª doª° in the dark,ª every manª in the chambersª of his imagery?ª for¹ they say,ª° The LORDª seethª° us not;¹ the LORDª hath forsakenª°¹ the earth.ª" {Ezk 8:12} + "Forª out¹ of² the¹ heartª proceedª° evilª thoughts,ª murders,ª adulteries,ª fornications,ª thefts,ª false witness,ª blasphemies:ª" {Mtt 15:19} + "Forª from within,ª out ofª the¹ heartª of men,ª proceedª° evilª thoughts,ª adulteries,ª fornications,ª murders,ª ... Allª theseª evil thingsª comeª° from within,ª andª defileª° the¹ man.ª" {Mrk 7:21-23} + "Andª youª [hath he quickened], who wereª° deadª in trespassesª andª sins;ª ... Amongª whomª alsoª weª allª had our conversationª° in times pastª inª the¹ lustsª of ourª flesh,ª fulfillingª° the¹ desiresª of the¹ fleshª andª of the¹ mind;ª andª wereª° by natureª the childrenª of wrath,ª evenª asª others.ª" {Eph 2:1-3} + "Forª we¹ ourselves² alsoª wereª°²° sometimesª foolish,ª disobedient,ª deceived,ª° servingª° diversª lustsª andª pleasures,ª livingª° inª maliceª andª envy,ª hateful,ª [and] hatingª° one another.ª" {Tts 3:3}
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