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Give glory to the Lord your God. Honor him before he sends darkness to cover the land. Do it before you trip and fall on the darkened hills. You hope that light will come. But he will turn it into thick darkness. He will change it to deep shadows.
Reference
Greek: χορηγέω (chorēgéō)
to be a dance-leader, i.e. (generally) to furnish
Greek: κλέος (kléos)
renown (as if being called)
Hebrew: heder
honour; used (figuratively) for the capital city (Jerusalem)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: πρῶτον (prōton)
firstly (in time, place, order, or importance)
Hebrew: ṭᵉrôwm
not yet
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: σκότος (skótos)
shadiness, i.e. obscurity (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: ʼôphel
dusk
Greek: καλύπτω (kalýptō)
to cover up (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: bâlaʻ
to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi)
to place down, i.e. deposit (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: πρῶτον (prōton)
firstly (in time, place, order, or importance)
Hebrew: ṭᵉrôwm
not yet
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: πταίω (ptaíō)
to trip, i.e. (figuratively) to err, sin, fail (of salvation)
Hebrew: kishshâlôwn
properly, a tottering, i.e. ruin
Hebrew: ʼÔwn
On, an Israelite
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: machăçeh
a shelter (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: φωστήρ (phōstḗr)
an illuminator, i.e. (concretely) a luminary, or (abstractly) brilliancy
Hebrew: mechĕzâh
a window
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἐνίστημι (enístēmi)
to place on hand, i.e. (reflexively) impend, (participle) be instant
Hebrew: mᵉṭâʼ
to arrive, extend or happen
Greek: εἰ μή (ei mḗ)
if not
Hebrew: ʼăbâl
nay, i.e. truly or yet
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Hebrew: ʻâbôth
intwined, i.e. dense
Greek: σκότος (skótos)
shadiness, i.e. obscurity (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: ʼôphel
dusk
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἀλλάσσω (allássō)
to make different
Hebrew: chălîyphâh
alternation
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: βυθός (bythós)
depth, i.e. (by implication) the sea
Hebrew: maʻămâq
a deep
Darkness
Isaiah 8:22
Proverbs 4:19
Jeremiah 23:12
Exodus 10:21
Glory
Isaiah 60:2
Joshua 7:19
Light
Isaiah 59:9
Isaiah 5:30
Jeremiah 4:23
Parallel theme
Psalm 44:19
Verse Explanation
The people are urged to honor God before darkness arrives, because refusing His warning will result in their light becoming darkness and their expected security becoming hopeless confusion.
History
Ancient imagery: light and darkness commonly represented safety and danger, understanding and confusion, or blessing and judgment.