"Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee, according to the greatnesse of thy power : preserue thou those that are appointed to die."
The Hebrew word ( Hebrew [ 616 ] ) for the word - "prisoner" - in Psalm 79:11 ( KJV, KJV; 1611 EDITION, and NKJV ) is defined as follows:
"for 615." [ See ABINGDON'S STRONG'S EXHAUSTIVE CONCORDANCE OF THE BIBLE, STRONG, JAMES, S.T.D., LL.D., ABINGDON PRESS, NASHVILLE, Copyright, 1890, by JAMES STRONG, MADISON, N.J., ( A Concise Dictionary of the Words in the Hebrew Bible with their Renderings in the King James Version, p. 18. ). ]
The word - "for" - in the above-given definition of Hebrew word ( Hebrew [ 616 ] ) is defined as follows ( sense 15 of this definition is assumed to be the appropriate sense ):
"prep. . . . . 15 As the equivalent to or requital of." [ See NEW ILLUSTRATED WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY Including THESAURUS of SYNONYMS & ANTONYMNS, PMC Publishing Company, Inc., 118 EAST 28th STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10016, dictionary portion: pages 1-1150, Copyright 1992, by J.G. Ferguson Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois, p. 379. ]
With all of the above-mentioned information in mind, the definition of Hebrew word ( Hebrew [ 615 ] ) is given below ( it is also assumed that the phrase - "for 615" - as it is given in the definition of Hebrew word ( Hebrew [ 616 ] ), includes both the "etymology" and "radical meaning" portions of the definition of Hebrew word ( Hebrew [ 615 ] )):
"bound, i.e. a captive." [ See ABINGDON'S STRONG'S EXHAUSTIVE CONCORDANCE OF THE BIBLE, STRONG, JAMES, S.T.D., LL.D., ABINGDON PRESS, NASHVILLE, Copyright, 1890, by JAMES STRONG, MADISON, N.J., ( A Concise Dictionary of the Words in the Hebrew Bible with their Renderings in the King James Version, p. 18. ). ]
Moreover, in the entire New Testament, there is one Greek word ( Greek [ 1198 ] ) for the word - "prisoner." For example, Ephesians 3:1 ( KJV; 1611 EDITION ) reads as follows:
"For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Iesus Christ for you Gentiles."
The Greek word ( Greek [ 1198 ] ) is defined as follows:
"a captive (as bound)." [ See ABINGDON'S STRONG'S EXHAUSTIVE CONCORDANCE OF THE BIBLE, STRONG, JAMES, S.T.D., LL.D., ABINGDON PRESS, NASHVILLE, Copyright, 1890, by JAMES STRONG, MADISON, N.J., ( A Concise Dictionary of the Words in the Greek/New Testament with their Renderings in the King James Version, p. 26. ). ]
There are many people who want to claim freedom. However, what these people usually mean, when they use the word - "freedom" - is the "freedom" to commit sin.
The apostle Paul ( see Romans 1:1 ) recorded the following in Romans 6:16-18 ( NKJV ), namely:
"Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one's slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness."
Those people who want the "freedom" to commit sin are actually slaves of sin. As a Christian ( see Acts 11:26, for example ), my goal in this life is to be a slave of righteousness ( with the ultimate goal being - "life eternal" ( see Matthew 25:46 ( KJV ), for example )). As a Christian, I want to spend the rest of my life on earth being a prisoner - of Jesus Christ.
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