Synonyms: thirstiness, dryness, parched, craving, strong desire, longing, yearning, avidity, hunger, voracity, keenness, eagerness, lust, appetite, passion, love, crave, want, covet, desire, hunger for/after, lust for/after, hanker for/after, have one's heart set on
Antonyms: aversion, distaste, apathy, dislike, hatred, antipathy, disgust, disregard, abhorrence, acrimony, wet, animosity, animus, antagonism, bad feeling, bitterness, be averse to, detestation
Showing 101 to 125 of 188 results
101. Accusations
2 Corinthians 10:1-18
Understanding Series
James M. Scott
... anyone is confident in himself”). Nevertheless, he finds himself comparing favorably to the opponents as an apostle of Christ. Later in this same letter (cf. 11:21ff.) Paul will be forced to compare himself still further with his opponents, although he detests this kind of self-recommendation (cf. 5:12). The theological reason for this stance becomes clear in verses 17–18. 10:13 In contrast to the self-recommendation of the opponents and their boasting in their own self-appointed apostolic status, Paul ...
Understanding Series
Norman Hillyer
... ōn, literally fleshly lusts. Already, in 1:14, Peter has warned his readers not to respond to “evil desires” (epithymiai), and later (in 4:3) he will give examples of what he has in mind: “living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry.” Self-gratifying conduct belongs to the darkness from which they have been summoned by the call of God (2:9). From such sinful passions they are to abstain: the use of the present tense for abstain implies the need to maintain a ...
Understanding Series
James K. Bruckner
... 30; 20:10–23; Deut. 22:23–29). A woman was expected to be a virgin when she married (Deut. 22:13–21). This, together with the law against adultery, also removed the option of promiscuity for a young man. The prophets attacked adultery as evil and detestable, because it brought external devastation to the individual and the community (Jer. 23:10; Ezek. 18:10–13; Hos. 4:2; Mal. 3:5). Jesus removed the penalty of stoning for adultery, but he did not soften the demand of the law, clearly labeling it as ...
104. Issachar
1 Chronicles 7:1-5
Understanding Series
Louis C. Jonker
... 1–2. Dan and Zebulun are left out (although some see faint traces of a Dan genealogy in 2:12), and Joseph is replaced by his two sons Ephraim and Manasseh. Dan might have been omitted for a theological reason, namely, on account of its detestable cult referred to in Judges 18:30–31 and 1 Kings 12:29. But these explanations do not account for Zebulun’s omission. The simplest solution might be to remember that the northernmost tribes apparently left very scanty records, probably because they were always ...
Understanding Series
Leslie C. Allen
... a case of offending holiness: “Judah has profaned what is holy to the LORD” (Mal. 2:11, NJPS). With his use of Deuteronomy 23, Ezra was able to provide chapter and verse for this conviction. A negative term characteristic of Deuteronomy, detestable practices, reinforces the references to Deuteronomy 7 and 23, describing the pagan religion of the local population; Deuteronomy 17:2–5 is a typical example. Malachi 2:11 went further and actually applied the term to Jewish intermarriage. The holy community ...
Understanding Series
Roland E. Murphy
... scoundrel (lit. a man of Belial, a term of uncertain etymology) in 16:27; winks in 10:10. 6:16–19 This is a numerical saying in the style of X and X + 1 (here, 6/7). Several of these sayings occur in 30:11–31 (cf. Amos 1). The detestable things reflect some of the vices indicated in verses 12–15. Note how the sins are associated with the organs of the body singled out in verses 17–18, from eyes to feet—the whole person is pointed toward evil. After these verses the book returns to the former style ...
107. Wisdom's Call
Proverbs 8:1-36
Understanding Series
Roland E. Murphy
... in v. 14) initiates this part of the discourse and imparts to Woman Wisdom an authority greater than that of a sage who merely communicates wisdom. She is Wisdom and associates other aspects of wisdom with herself (vv. 12–14). Indeed she resembles the Lord in her detestation of evil. On verse 13 see Additional Notes. She possesses the qualities which are associated with the spirit of God in Isaiah 11:2 (cf. also Job 12:13–16) and by which one can truly reign and govern (vv. 14–16). On verse 16 see ...
108. Proverbs of Solomon
Proverbs 15:1-33
Understanding Series
Roland E. Murphy
... . The parallelism of wise and foolish determines the meaning (cf. 10:14). Knowledge is associated with the former, not with the latter. See the Additional Notes. 15:8 Antithetic and chiasmic; there is a juxtaposition of subjects and predicates (also in v. 9a). Detests (lit. “abomination”) serves as a catchword with verse 9. The evaluation of the cult (sacrifice) is in line with prophetic teaching. For other mentions of cult, see 21:3, 27. 15:9 Antithetic and chiasmic. In contrast to verse 8, a broader ...
109. Lying Prophets
Jeremiah 23:9-32, Jeremiah 23:33-40
Understanding Series
Tremper Longman III
... B.C.). It was also a name sometimes given to the entirety of the northern kingdom. Thus, when Jeremiah says that he witnessed this atrocity (I saw), he is speaking metaphorically in order to be vivid. These northern prophets spoke in the name of Baal, the detestable deity of the Canaanites whom the Israelites were supposed to displace (see 1 Kgs. 18). By speaking in the name of a god other than Yahweh, these prophets are false even if what they say comes true (Deut. 13:1–5). The prophets of Jerusalem, the ...
One Volume
Tremper Longman III
... any form. 4:3–4 Gimel/Dalet. Verse 3 describes the heartlessness of God’s people, a topic that will be developed later in the poem as well (see vv. 4, 10). It uses an animal image to draw its point. A jackal (see Additional Notes) was a detested and feared animal. It was associated with desolate areas, a predator of small animals and consumer of carcasses. Most of the animal’s other appearances in Scripture associate it with God’s anger and judgment (Ps. 44:19; Isa. 13:22; 35:7; Jer. 9:11). But even ...
111. Judah Unfaithful
Malachi 2:10-16
Understanding Series
Pamela J. Scalise
... do with marriage to non-Jews and divorce from Jewish wives. Both men and women were members of the covenant people (Deut. 31:12), although only men had the privilege of making or dissolving marriages (Deut. 24:1–4). 2:11–12 Malachi explains the charge in verse 11. A detestable thing is a rite or practice that belongs to another deity and is illicit for worshippers of the Lord (Deut. 7:25–26; 13:15; 32:16; Isa. 1:13; 44:19; Jer. 6:5; 16:18; Ezek. 8:6; 11:18) such as idolatry (Deut. 27:15), sacral ...
Understanding Series
John E. Hartley
... of Gerar heard the good news, they came to claim the well. So Isaac named the well Esek, meaning “quarrel.” His servants then dug another well, leading to another quarrel with the herdsmen of Gerar. This new well he named Sitnah, “hostility.” Detesting the continued conflict, Isaac moved on further and dug another well. Having moved far enough away from Gerar, this time he received no opposition. Jubilant at the absence of conflict, Isaac named the well Rehoboth, “open space or room.” In Hebraic ...
113. Jacob Goes to Egypt
Gen 46:1–47:12
Understanding Series
John E. Hartley
... they had been shepherds since their youth. In that way they would assure Pharaoh that they did not intend to seek work done by Egyptians. On hearing their report, Pharaoh would grant them permission to settle in the region of Goshen, since shepherds were detestable to the Egyptians. 47:1–6 Joseph took along his father and five of his brothers to meet with Pharaoh. After proper introductions Pharaoh asked about their occupation. They replied that they were shepherds and that they had come to live in Egypt ...
Understanding Series
Christopher J. H. Wright
... it made atonement (v. 27). 12:29–32 The final paragraph returns to the theme of the opening verses, with renewed warning against the temptation to imitate Canaanite religious practices. Here the warning is intensified by reference to all kinds of detestable things that characterize their idolatry. The moral aspect of God’s judgment on the Canaanites is illustrated by the horrific practice of child-sacrifice. In Hebrew, the word even and the word order of the sentence emphasize the sense of revulsion ...
115. Clean and Unclean Foods
Deuteronomy 14:1-21
Understanding Series
Christopher J. H. Wright
... governed the food distinctions that follow—as is further shown by the bracketing reference to holiness in verse 21. 14:3 This introduction to the food laws provides, by its terse brevity, another link with earlier texts. Israelites were not to eat any detestable thing. The word tâʾēbâ used here is the same as in 7:25; 12:31; and 13:14. These three earlier uses all depict Canaanite idolatry, whether practiced by Canaanites or by apostate Israelites. Does this mean then that eating an unclean animal ...
116. Renewal of the Covenant
Deuteronomy 29:1-29
Understanding Series
Christopher J. H. Wright
... might hold. Just as eyes that had seen the works of the living God ought to be eyes of faith, so eyes that had seen the hideousness of idolatry ought to recognize it as something to be avoided at all costs. The two words used for detestable images and idols are unusual (šiqqûṣîm, cf. Hos. 9:10; and gillûlîm, cf. Ezek. 37:23) and express disgust and contempt (v. 17 [MT v. 16]). The trouble is, of course, that idolatry only tempts people because its enticements initially outweigh its wretchedness ...
117. Solomon’s Wives
1 Kings 11:1-13
Understanding Series
Iain W. Provan
... forms are found in the text of Kings on two separate occasions?). We certainly cannot assume that the same god is meant just because the same people worship him. Two different gods are, in fact, described; or, as the text puts it, two “detested things” (Hb. šiqquṣ), avoiding even the word “god” lest they be thought to have anything in common with Israel’s God. See further J. Day, Molech: A God of Sacrifice in the Old Testament, UCOP (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989), esp. pp. 31 ...
Understanding Series
Iain W. Provan
... the authors’ scorn of or hostility towards this “deity.” We may note here the analogous substitution of Hb. bōšeṯ, “shame,” for Baal in 2 Sam. 2:8 (cf. 1 Chron. 8:33) and 2 Sam. 11:21 (cf. Judg. 6:32); and the substitution of Hb. šiqquṣ, “detested thing,” for “god” in 1 Kgs. 11:5. On the NT material see further W. D. Davies and D. C. Allison, The Gospel According to Saint Matthew, ICC, vol. 2 (Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1991), pp. 195–96. 1:8 A man with a garment of hair: The Hb ...
Understanding Series
Iain W. Provan
... the authors’ scorn of or hostility towards this “deity.” We may note here the analogous substitution of Hb. bōšeṯ, “shame,” for Baal in 2 Sam. 2:8 (cf. 1 Chron. 8:33) and 2 Sam. 11:21 (cf. Judg. 6:32); and the substitution of Hb. šiqquṣ, “detested thing,” for “god” in 1 Kgs. 11:5. On the NT material see further W. D. Davies and D. C. Allison, The Gospel According to Saint Matthew, ICC, vol. 2 (Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1991), pp. 195–96. 1:8 A man with a garment of hair: The Hb ...
120. Moab Revolts
2 Kings 3:1-27
Understanding Series
Iain W. Provan
... read up to this point about the LORD alone being God and the “gods” having no real existence. These are truths that will shortly be reinforced by the story of Naaman in 2 Kgs. 5. The LORD has no rivals in heaven, and Chemosh is no god but merely a “detestable thing” (1 Kgs. 11:7). To argue, on the other hand, that it is the LORD’s fury that is meant (cf. qeṣe p in Deut. 29:28; Josh. 22:20) is to accept that the authors are allowing for a link between child sacrifice and divine action—as ...
Understanding Series
Iain W. Provan
... relation to Judah. This is disconcerting. The last time it was absent from the account of a wicked king’s reign (Ahaziah’s) we saw the Davidic house brought to the brink of extinction. What are we to expect now, when a Judean once more follows the detestable ways of the nations and when we are reminded, not of the LORD’s promise to David, but of his “driving out” of the nations before the Israelites because of their sins? Is the Davidic promise no longer in force? Is Judah is to be “driven out ...
Understanding Series
Iain W. Provan
... authors of Kings mean us to understand that it was worshiped continually, even in the monarchic period (cf. the additional note). It is most unlikely, then, that the name is meant to echo uncleanness (NIV footnote c, perhaps thinking of Hb. šiqquṣ, “detested thing,” or šṯn, “to urinate”) unless we are intended to think of it only as a nickname given to the snake by Hezekiah himself (cf. NIV footnote b). The name plays simply on Hb. nāḥāš, “snake,” and neḥōšeṯ, “bronze.” 18:5 ...
Understanding Series
Iain W. Provan
... a new Asherah pole replaces the one Hezekiah removed (v. 3; cf. 18:4). It is his grandfather Ahaz who is the new king’s role-model, as he sacrifices his own son in the fire and practices divination (v. 6; cf. 16:3, and possibly 16:15), following the detestable practices of the nations (v. 2; cf. 16:3). Manasseh also imitates the arch-apostate Ahab, by building altars to Baal (v. 3; cf. also the Asherah pole in 1 Kgs. 16:33) and worshiping idols (v. 11; cf. 1 Kgs. 21:26); he emulates Jeroboam and the other ...
Understanding Series
John Goldingay
... worship easily gains an undue importance. Here Isaiah comprehensively dismisses the people’s worship in its various aspects. Yahweh is force-fed unwanted food, and unwanted guests repeatedly invade Yahweh’s home. Sacrifice’s pleasant accompaniments are detestable, the technical term for loathsome religious practices or moral acts, and people’s visits for regular worship events are a burdensome nuisance. Lest Christian readers congratulate themselves on not being involved in the kind of worship that ...
125. Ezekiel a Watchman
Ezekiel 33:1-20, Ezekiel 33:21-33
Understanding Series
Steven Tuell
... Sam. 14:33–34, and the Additional Note on 18:6), look to [their] idols (v. 25, see the discussion at 18:6, 15), and shed blood (v. 25; 18:10; a crime punished by death in Gen. 9:4–6; Exod. 21:12–14). The survivors in Judah do detestable things (v. 26), which could perhaps refer to sex during a woman’s menstrual period (as in 22:11 and, possibly, in 18:12), but more likely refers to idolatry (see the Additional Note on 5:9, and compare 33:29), and each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife ...
Showing results