The Lengthening of the Bed
Isaiah 28:20
For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.


the widening of the covering, is generally effected without a fracture or a rent. It is altered partly by the infusion of new life and meaning by the spiritual interpretation of what were thought to be physical and scientific statements, partly by the transference of emphasis from worship to life, partly by the ever-varying meaning assigned to old words and old forms. Jehovah did not cease to be Jehovah when the Jews ceased to regard Him as the God of the Jews only.

(J. M. Wilson, D. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.

WEB: For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap oneself in.




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