Sprueche 1:26

26 so will ich auch lachen in eurem Unglück und eurer spotten, wenn da kommt, was ihr fürchtet,

Sprueche 1:26 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 1:26

I also will laugh at your calamity
By way of retaliation, measuring measure for measure; even as they scorned him, and delighted in their scorning, now he in his turn will "laugh" at them and their distress; which act is ascribed to the Lord by an anthropopathy; see ( Psalms 2:4 ) ( 37:13 ) ; signifying that he should not at all pity them, show no compassion to them, and have no mercy upon them; but rather express a pleasure and delight in displaying the glory of his justice in their destruction: the plain sense is, that no favour would be shown them, ( Isaiah 27:11 ) . The word translated "calamity" signifies a "vapour" ^F6, or cloud; denoting it would be a very dark dispensation with the Jews, as it was when "wrath came upon them to the uttermost", ( 1 Thessalonians 2:16 ) ; even on their nation, city, and temple; as in their last destruction by the Romans, which is here intended; I will mock when your fear cometh;
which is the same thing in different words; for by "fear" is meant the dreadful calamity on which brought dread, terror, and consternation with it, and of which they had fearful apprehensions beforehand: wherefore this is mentioned among the signs of Jerusalem's destruction, "men's hearts failing them for fear", ( Luke 21:26 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 (dya) "significat vaporem", Vatablus, Mercerus, Amama.

Sprueche 1:26 In-Context

24 Weil ich denn rufe, und ihr weigert euch, ich recke meine Hand aus, und niemand achtet darauf,

25 und laßt fahren allen meinen Rat und wollt meine Strafe nicht:

26 so will ich auch lachen in eurem Unglück und eurer spotten, wenn da kommt, was ihr fürchtet,

27 wenn über euch kommt wie ein Sturm, was ihr fürchtet, und euer Unglück als ein Wetter, wenn über euch Angst und Not kommt.

28 Dann werden sie nach mir rufen, aber ich werde nicht antworten; sie werden mich suchen, und nicht finden.