Daily Bible Verse - 9/4/2007 - Isaiah 2:22

Stop trusting in man, who has but a breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?

Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?

Stop regarding man, whose breath of life is in his nostrils; For why should he be esteemed?

Isaiah 2:22

Commentary

This calls readers to stop depending on other humans and to trust only in God who alone is worthy.

MacArthur, J. J. (1997, c1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed.) (Is 2:22). Nashville: Word Pub.

Related Verse

Man is like a breath;
his days are like a fleeting shadow.

Psalm 144:4 (NIV)

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Daily Bible Verse - 9/3/2007 - Song of Solomon 1:15

How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes are doves.

Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.

How beautiful you are, my darling, How beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves.

Song of Solomon 1:15

Commentary
Verbal affirmation fueled this romance. He used "fair" at least 10 times (1:15; 2:10, 13; 4:1, 7; 6:4, 10; 7:6). dove's eyes. She returned the compliment in 5:12, which is best understood as beautiful eyes representing a beautiful personality.

MacArthur, J. J. (1997, c1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed.) (So 1:15). Nashville: Word Pub.

SONG OF SOLOMON, THE - an Old Testament book written in the form of a lyrical love song. Some interpreters believe this song speaks symbolically of the love of God for the nation of Israel. But others insist it should be interpreted literally-as a healthy expression of romantic love between a man and a woman. No matter how the book is interpreted, it is certainly one of the most unusual in the Bible. Its title, "the song of songs" (1:1), implies it was the loveliest and best-known of all the songs of Solomon.

Youngblood, R. F., Bruce, F. F., Harrison, R. K., & Thomas Nelson Publishers. (1995). Nelson's new illustrated Bible dictionary. Rev. ed. of: Nelson's illustrated Bible dictionary.; Includes index. Nashville: T. Nelson.