Lest thou give thine honour unto others
To strumpets, their children, attendants, servants, and friends; that is, either wealth or riches, which make men honourable; or their three, credit, and reputation, which are lost by keeping company with such persons; or the outward comeliness of the body, and inward rigour of the mind, which are impaired by adulterous practices. The Targum renders it, "thy strength"; and so the Syriac version, "thy strength of body", which is enervated by such impurities; see ( Proverbs 31:3 ) ; compare with this the kings of the earth that commit fornication with the whore of Rome, giving their power and strength to the beast, ( Revelation 17:2 Revelation 17:13 ) . Jarchi's note is,
``lest thine heart has respect to other gods, to give them the glory of thine honour and praise;''and so understands it not of corporeal but of spiritual adultery or idolatry: the Septuagint and Arabic versions are, "thy life"; which agrees with what follows; and thy years unto the cruel;
Título en Inglés – The Jubilee Bible
(De las Escrituras de La Reforma)
Editado por: Russell M. Stendal
Jubilee Bible 2000 – Russell Martin Stendal
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