The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
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Gill's Exposition
The Lord killeth, and maketh alive,.... Which is true of different persons; some he takes away by death, and others he preserves and continues in life; and of the same persons, whom God removes by…
Adam Clarke
The Lord killeth - God is the arbiter of life and death; he only can give life, and he only has a right to take it away.
He bringeth down to the grave - The Hebrew word שאול sheol, which we translate…
We have here Hannah's thanksgiving, dictated, not only by the spirit of prayer, but by the spirit of prophecy. Her petition for the mercy she desired we had before (Sa1 1:11), and here we have her…
In Jehovah's hand are the issues of life and death, prosperity and adversity. All history illustrates this truth. Hezekiah is recalled from the gates of the grave: Job is tried by affliction: David is…
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