{"id":2927,"date":"2014-10-19T02:32:11","date_gmt":"2014-10-19T06:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/figuresofspeechinthebible.net\/?page_id=2927"},"modified":"2022-04-02T06:07:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T10:07:46","slug":"2927-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/figuresofspeechinthebible.net\/?page_id=2927","title":{"rendered":"The Verb \u201cto say\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2026<\/span>…………………………..(a) The Verb \u201cto say<\/i>\u201d
\n<\/span><\/span>
\nThis is frequently omitted in the original, but is generally supplied in italics<\/i> in the A.V.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nWhere it is omitted the emphasis is to be placed on what<\/i> is said rather than on the act<\/i> of saying it.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nGen. 26:7 \u2014\u201cLest, said he<\/i>, the men of the place should kill me.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n1 Kings 20:34 \u2014\u201cThen said<\/i> Ahab.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nPsa. 2:2\u2014\u201cWhy do . . . the rulers take counsel together against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Psa. 109:5 <\/a>\u2014The structure of this Psalm shows that the verb saying<\/i> must be supplied at the end of verse 5.
\n.<\/span>
\n\u2026…<\/span>A \/ 1-5 David’s prayer for himself: and complaint.
\n\u2026………<\/span>B \/ 6-20 David’s enemies’ words<\/i> against him:
\n\u2026……………….<\/span> (ending \u201cthat speak evil against my soul.\u201d)
\n\u2026…<\/span>A<\/i> \/ 21-28 David’s prayer for himself: and complaint.
\n\u2026………<\/span>B<\/i> -28-31 David’s enemies’ acts<\/i> against him:
\n\u2026………………..(<\/span><\/span>ending \u201cthat condemn his soul.\u201d)
\n.<\/span>
\nHere in B and B<\/i> we have David’s enemies. In B (6-20) their words and in B<\/i> (28-31) their acts. So that verses 6-20 are not David’s words at all, but the words of David’s enemies, the evil which they<\/i> speak against his soul. The evil which they<\/i> speak is contrasted with the \u201cgood\u201d which he prays for himself in the next verse (21).
\n\u201cLet them curse,\u201d he says in verse 28, \u201cbut bless Thou!\u201d
\nLet them say \u201clet Satan stand at his right hand\u201d (verse 6); but he is assured (verse 31) that not Satan but Jehovah shall \u201cstand at the right hand of the poor to save him from them that condemn his soul.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nHence in verse 20 David prays, \u201cLet this be the wages* of mine enemies from the Lord, and of them that speak evil against my soul.\u201d So that verse 5 will now read: \u2014<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2026<\/span>..<\/span>\u201cAnd they have rewarded me evil for good<\/span>,<\/span>
\n\u2026…<\/span>And hatred for my good will [<\/span>saying<\/i><\/span>]<\/span>\u201d
\n.<\/span>
\n.<\/span>* <\/span><\/span>\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05bb\ufb3c\u05b8\u05d4 <\/span>(peullah<\/i>),\u00a0wages, as in Lev. 19:13<\/a>; Isa. 40:10<\/a>; 49:4<\/a>; 61:8<\/a>; 62:11<\/a>; Jer. 22:13<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nThen the Psalm goes on (verses 6-19) to describe the \u201chatred.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nHaving said in verses 2 and 3 that…
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2026<\/span>..<\/span> \u201cThe mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened upon me<\/span>.
\n\u2026….<\/span>They have spoken against me with a lying tongue<\/span>.
\n\u2026….<\/span>They compassed me about also with words of hatred,<\/span>\u201d
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>it is only natural to supply the verb saying<\/i> at the end of verse 5.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nPsa. 144:12 is similar. The structure shows that verses 12 to 15 contain the words of the \u201cstrange children,\u201d and not the words of David.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

.<\/span>
\n \u2026…<\/span>A1<\/span><\/sup> \/ 1-7. David’s words (Thanksgiving and Prayer).
\n\u2026………<\/span>B1<\/span><\/sup> \/ 8. The words of the strange children (vanity and falsehood).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2026<\/span>… <\/span>A2<\/span><\/sup> \/ 9-11- David’s words (Thanksgiving and Prayer).
\n\u2026………<\/span>B2<\/span><\/sup> \/ -11-15- The words of the strange children (vanity and falsehood),<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2026<\/span>… <\/span>A3 <\/span><\/sup>\/<\/span> -15. David’s words. The true conclusion as opposed to the \u201cvanity.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The word <\/span>say<\/em> should be put in italics after the word \u201cthat\u201d in verse 12,
\nand then all the many italics inserted in verses 11-15 can be dispensed with.
\nIt is clearly suggested in verses 8 and 11. So clearly that there is hardly any necessity
\nto use it or repeat it in verse 12. The pronoun <\/span>\u05d0\u05b2\ufb2a\u05b6\u05e8 <\/span>(<\/span>asher<\/i>), <\/span>who<\/i>, is clearer than \u201cthat.\u201d Lit., \u201cwho [<\/span>say<\/i>]:\u201d Then the Psalm (B 11-15) goes on to give the vanity and the falsehood as to what constitutes the true happiness of any people:\u2014<\/span>
\nWho<\/span> say<\/i>
\n\u201c <\/span>Our sons are<\/i> as plants grown up in their youth;<\/span>
\n” <\/span><\/span>Our daughters <\/span>are<\/i><\/span> as corner-stones, polished after the similitude of a palace;
\n<\/span>” <\/span><\/span>Our garners are full, affording all manner of store;<\/span>
\n” <\/span><\/span>Our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u2026<\/span>..
\n<\/span>”\u00a0 <\/span>Our oxen are strong to labour.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>”\u00a0 <\/span>There is no breaking in nor going out.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0” <\/span>There is no complaining in our streets.<\/span>
\n<\/span>”\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>Happy people that are in such a case!<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nThen comes, in contrast, David’s true estimate:
\n\u201cNO! Happy is that people whose God is Jehovah.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nThis is the truth as to real happiness, as is so beautifully declared in Psa. 4:6, 7:\u2014
\nThere be many that say, Who will show us good?
\nLord, lift Thou up the light of Thy countenance upon us.
\nThou hast put gladness in my heart,
\nMore than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nYes, this is the only real \u201cgood.\u201d
\nThis is the only source of abiding happiness and gladness for any People.
\nIt is not the increase of corn and wine, but the light of God’s countenance;
\nit is not the store which men put in their garners, but it is the \u201cgladness\u201d which God puts in our hearts. The structure of the whole Psalm agrees with this, and indeed necessitates this interpretation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nSo, in Psa. 146:6, happiness is declared to consist in having the God of Jacob
\nfor our help, and our hope and help in the LORD our God: for there is \u201cno help\u201d
\nin man (verse 3).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nIsa. 5:9 \u2014\u201cIn mine ears said<\/i> the Lord of hosts.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nIsa. 14:8 \u2014\u201cYea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and<\/i> the cedars of Lebanon, saying<\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nIsa. 18:2 \u2014\u201cThat sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying<\/i>:\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nIsa. 22:13 \u2014\u201cAnd behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine; [saying<\/i>] Let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we shall die.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Isa. 24:14, 15 \u2014\u201cThey shall cry aloud from the sea, [saying<\/i>], Wherefore\u201d… etc<\/i>. .<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nIsa. 28:9 \u2014\u201cWhom shall he teach knowledge?\u201d etc<\/i>.
\nThat is, \u201cWhom [say<\/i> they<\/i>] shall he teach knowledge?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nThis verse and the following are the scornful words of \u201cthe scornful men\u201d mentioned in verse 14. They ridicule the words of the prophet, saying, [v13] \u201cfor it is<\/i> tsav upon tsav, tsav upon tsav<\/a>, &c.,\u201d* not \u201cmust be<\/i>\u201d but \u201c<\/span>it is<\/i><\/span>\u201d.
\n* <\/span>See under <\/span><\/span>Paronomasia<\/i><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nThen, in verse 11, the prophet answers \u201cFor,\u201d or \u201cYea, verily, with stammerings of lip and another (or foreign) tongue will he speak to this people,\u201d and he tells them why \u201cthe word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept;\u201d viz<\/i>. (verse 13), that they might fall and be broken.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nJer. 9:19 \u2014\u201cFor a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, [saying<\/i>] , How are we spoiled!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nJer. 11:19 \u2014\u201cI knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying<\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nJer. 50:5 \u2014\u201cThey shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying<\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nLam. 3:41 \u2014\u201cLet us lift up our heart with our<\/i> hands unto God in the heavens, [saying<\/i>]\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nHos. 14:8 \u2014\u201cEphraim shall say<\/i>\u201d etc<\/i>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nActs 9:6 \u2014\u201cAnd the Lord said<\/i> unto him,\u201d etc<\/i>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nActs 10:15 \u2014\u201cAnd the voice spake<\/i> unto him again the second time.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nActs 14:22 \u2014\u201cConfirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to
\ncontinue in the faith, and saying<\/i> that we must through much tribulation enter
\ninto the kingdom of God.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n2 Cor. 12:16 \u2014\u201cBut be it so, I did not burden you;
\nnevertheless [you say that<\/i>] being crafty, I caught you with guile.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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From \u201cFigures Of Speech Used In The Bible<\/u><\/a>\u201d by E. W. Bullinger,
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