Lord. App-98. The question in Rom_8:35, followed by the answer in verses: Rom_8:38, Rom_8:39, is a striking example of the Figure of speech Paradiastole.App-6. These verses: illustrate the importance also of the number 17, as there are seven things enumerated in Rom_8:35, "tribulation", &c, and ten in verses: Rom_8:38, Rom_8:39, "neither death", &c. See App-10. Compare another illustration of the number 17 in Heb_12:18-24. See App-10.