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See - refuse (βλέπετε - παραιτήσησθε)
For βλέπετε see see on Heb 3:12. For παραιτήσησθε refuse, see on 1Ti 4:7.
Him that speaketh (τὸν λαλοῦντα)
Through his blood. Rend. “that is speaking,” the participle denoting something that is going on.
They (ἐκεῖνοι)
The people of the Exodus. See Heb 4:2. The words from for if they to the end of the verse are parenthetical.
That spake on earth (ἐπὶ γῆς τὸν χρηματίζοντα)
For spake rend. warned, and see on Heb 8:5. Ἑπὶ upon earth should not be construed with refused nor warned, but with the whole clause. “If on earth they escaped not, refusing him that warned.”
If we turn away (ἀποστρεφομενοι)
Lit. turning away. The present participle, possibly with reference to the relapse into Judaism as already in progress.
From him that speaketh from heaven (τὸν ἀπ' οὐρανῶν)
Lit. from him from the heavens. Supply as A.V. that speaketh Ὁ ἀπ' οὐρανοῦ or οὐρανῶν does not occur in N.T. elsewhere. Wherever ἀπ' οὐρ. appears, some act or thing is always named which proceeds from heaven. See Mat 24:29; Mar 8:11; Luk 9:54; Luk 17:29; Luk 21:11; Luk 22:43; Joh 6:38; 1Th 1:7. The speaker from heaven is still God, but speaking through his Son. The thought connects itself with that of Christ carrying his blood into the heavenly sanctuary, from which he exerts his power on behalf of men. See Heb 9:12, Heb 9:24. This will be the clearer if we throw out the idea of Christ presenting his blood to an angry God as a propitiation, and interceding with him to pardon sin. See note on Heb 7:26.