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NASB | Zechariah 10:2 For the teraphim speak iniquity, And the diviners see lying visions And tell false dreams; They comfort in vain. Therefore the people wander like sheep, They are afflicted, because there is no shepherd. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Zechariah 10:2 For the teraphim (household idols) speak wickedness (emptiness, worthlessness), And the diviners see lying visions And tell false dreams; They comfort in vain. Therefore the people wander like sheep, They are afflicted and suffer because there is no shepherd. |
Subject: The Great Difference |
Bible Note: Autustus Montague Toplady (1740-1778) was a brilliant theologian who is now most famous for his composition of the hymn "Rock of Ages." He was ardently and stridently opposed to heretical teachings that were commonly taught, and becoming more widespread. His debates with John Wesley are particularly interesting. The name Toplady is pronounced just like it is written. Although Toplady did not live long upon the earth, God graciously granted this man a great insight into His word. Below I've included one of a number of poems that have survived. This poem was written when Toplady was only 16 years of age. John 14:17 He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. SAVIOUR, I thy word believe, My unbelief remove; Now thy quick'ning Spirit give, The unction from above; Shew me, Lord, how good thou art, My soul with all thy fulness fill: Send the witness in my heart The Holy Ghost reveal. Dead in sin 'till then I lie, Bereft of power to rise; Till thy Spirit inwardly Thy saving blood applies: Now the mighty gift impart, My sin erase, my pardon seal: Send the witness, in my heart The Holy Ghost reveal. Blessed Comforter, come down, And live and move in me; Make my every deed thy own, In all things led by thee: Bid my every lust depart, And with me O vouchsafe to dwell; Faithful witness, in my heart Thy perfect light reveal. Let me in thy love rejoice, Thy shrine, thy pure abode; Tell me, by thine inward voice, That I'm a child of God: Lord, I choose the better part, Jesus, I wait thy peace to feel; Send the witness in my heart The Holy Ghost reveal. Whom the world cannot receive, O manifest in me: Son of God, I cease to live, Unless I live in thee Now impute thy whole desert, Restore the joy from which I fell: Breathe the witness, in my heart The Holy Ghost reveal. |