Verse 4
4. For to him that is joined This is a phrase variously translated. The strictest rendering is, For who is chosen out? that is, Who is exempted? It connects with the previous verse, and then begins the distinct statement, To…
the living… is hope “Hope springs eternal in the human breast.”
Living dog… dead lion The contrast between the dog and the lion is most forcible in the East. The Jews banished dogs from their houses and left them to wander in the streets, especially at night, subsisting on matters of scavenge. Whenever “dog” occurs in Scripture it is a term of contempt. But the “lion,” the emblem of the royal tribe of Judah was regarded as the king of beasts.
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