10And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
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And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?
Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.
For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9-10)We have here the arraignment of these deserters before the righteous Judge of heaven and earth, who, though he is not tied to observe formalities, yet proceeds against them with all possible fairness, that he may be justified when he speaks. Observe here, I. The startling question with which God pursued Adam and arrested him: Where art thou ? Not as if God did not know where he was; but thus he wo…
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