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* What is the link between being "cut off from the face of the earth" and being "consigned to a state of endless misery and woe"? | * What is the link between being "cut off from the face of the earth" and being "consigned to a state of endless misery and woe"? | ||
* What is the state of endless misery and woe that Alma refers to? Can we translate that into our modern understanding of the spirit world, or does it refer to something else? | * What is the state of endless misery and woe that Alma refers to? Can we translate that into our modern understanding of the spirit world, or does it refer to something else? | ||
| − | * What is woe? | + | * What is woe? Does it mean the same as misery, or does it imply something more? |
| + | * Are misery and woe a common couplet, or is there something beyond just a literary style here in their use? | ||
===Verse 12=== | ===Verse 12=== | ||
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Contents
Questions
Verse 11
- Why does Alma refer to God's power as "matchless"?
- What is the link between being "cut off from the face of the earth" and being "consigned to a state of endless misery and woe"?
- What is the state of endless misery and woe that Alma refers to? Can we translate that into our modern understanding of the spirit world, or does it refer to something else?
- What is woe? Does it mean the same as misery, or does it imply something more?
- Are misery and woe a common couplet, or is there something beyond just a literary style here in their use?
Verse 12
Verse 13
Verse 14
Verse 15
- Why is the wording here so similar to this verse in the New Testament: "But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee" (Matt 11:24)?
Lexical notes
- Woe. According to Webster's 1828 dictionary, wo [sp] is a noun that means 1. grief; sorrow; misery; a heavy calamity, 2. a curse, and 3. is used in denunciation, and in exclamations of sorrow.
Exegesis
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Related links
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