Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 24, 2015 13:20
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English term
calls for
English
Art/Literary
Religion
About the book of Job
Job 3:8 Aspects of ancient myth are sometimes referenced metaphorically in Scripture, often in images of God’s power or authority (cf. 26:12). By referring here to those who set a curse upon a day by calling upon Leviathan, Job ***calls for*** their incantations as one more piece of his lament against the day of his birth.
Does it mean just 'includes, adds' here?
Does it mean just 'includes, adds' here?
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Charles Davis
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asks for, demands
Job is cursing the day of his birth, wishing he had never been born. In 3:8 he says: "May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan." In other words, he is "calling for" those incantations in the sense of asking for or demanding them, wishing that those who curse days by calling upon Leviathan would join him in cursing the day of his own birth.
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