2. Or, "he entereth into peace"; in contrast to the
persecutions which he suffered in this world
(Job 3:13, 17).
The Margin not so well translates, "he shall go in peace"
(Ps 37:37;
Lu 2:29).
rest--the calm rest of their bodies in their graves (called "beds,"
2Ch 16:14;
compare
Isa 14:18;
because they "sleep" in them, with the certainty of awakening at the
resurrection,
1Th 4:14)
is the emblem of the eternal "rest"
(Heb 4:9;
Re 14:13).
each one walking in . . . uprightness--This clause defines the
character of those who at death "rest in their beds," namely, all who
walk uprightly.
JFB.
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