Article September 23, 1961 Issue

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[The words in this issue are related to the Lesson-Sermon in the Christian Science Quarterly designated to be read in Christian Science churches on October 1, 1961.]

Take up this proverb (Isa. 14:4)

The Hebrew word mashal (proverb) was used in a variety of senses, including "parable; similitude; wise saying"; or a "prophetic figurative discourse," as in the present context. The verb nasa' (take up) was often used with mashal, as here, to mean "to utter."

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