4Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
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And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. …
It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-6)Some make Agur to be not the name of this author, but his character; he was a collector (so it signifies), a gatherer, one that did not compose things himself, but collected the wise sayings and observations of others, made abstracts of the writings of others, which some think is the reason why he says (Prov. 30:3), “ I have not learned wisdom myself, but have been a scribe, or amanuensis, to othe…
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