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Tallulah Tam Posted 20 years ago
Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded : they shall be as nothing ; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee : they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of naught.
Two questions:
1) What do you think "strive with thee" means?
and also
2) "Even them that contended with thee"?
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Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded : they shall be as nothing ; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee : they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of naught.
Two questions:
1) What do you think "strive with thee" means?
and also
2) "Even them that contended with thee"?
Top answer
Tallulah Tam Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded : they shall be as nothing ; and they that strive with thee shall perish. Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee : they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of naught. Two questions: 1) What do you think "strive with thee" means?
- Tallulah Tam Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded : they shall be as nothing ; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
- Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee : they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of naught.
- Two questions: 1) What do you think "strive with thee" means?
- fight against and also 2) "Even them that contended with thee"?
- fought against You would most likely have fun looking these up in a more recent translation.
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Tallulah Tam
Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded : they shall be as nothing ; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee : they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of naught.
Two questions:
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Contend can mean:
struggle
dispute, quarrel, argue.
compete.
In old translations of the bible, 'contended' generally means 'disputed'.
struggle
dispute, quarrel, argue.
compete.
In old translations of the bible, 'contended' generally means 'disputed'.
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Thank you Philip.
Strive: Carry on a conflict, with….
Contended: Fought. Could mean “with” or “against”
I wonder why the word "with" was chosen instead of "against" In both instances it reads as if your allies will get the chop! (friendly fire)
Sample sentences:-
USA and Britain are fighting WITH each other AGAINST terrorism.
Strive: Carry on a conflict, with….
Contended: Fought. Could mean “with” or “against”
I wonder why the word "with" was chosen instead of "against" In both instances it reads as if your allies will get the chop! (friendly fire)
Sample sentences:-
USA and Britain are fighting WITH each other AGAINST terrorism.
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