Online Resource Library
Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.com | DownloadInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Enlarge; Enlargement
Subjects in this Topic:
en-larj´, en-larj´ment: “To enlarge†is very frequently used figuratively: “God enlarge Japheth†(), i.e. “make him a great nationâ€; or “Thou hast enlarged my steps under me†(), i.e. “Thou hast given me success.†A very peculiar use of “enlarge†is found in the King James Version : “Thou hast enlarged me†(the Revised Version (British and American) “set me at largeâ€), i.e. “Thou hast given me freedom, deliverance from distress.†“Our heart is enlarged†(πλατυÌνω, platuÌnoÌ„; ), and “Be ye also enlarged†(), express great love of one party to another. See also , “My mouth is enlarged,†i.e. “full of praise.†, “were broader†(the King James Version “an enlargingâ€).
Enlargement, the King James Version, from רוח, rāwaḥ, “to enlarge,†“to respite,†is rendered “relief†by the Revised Version (British and American) in better harmony with “deliverance†with which the word is paired.