chastisement
part of speech
noun (chastisement, chastisements)
meaning for a pupil
A chastisement is a punishment, given for doing wrong (old use). tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: God's discipline, shown in the signs and wonders in Egypt that the older generation saw. In Job it is also the pain that teaches a person, and in the psalms it is God's punishment of the nations. Interpretation: Tradition teaches that remembering what God did in Egypt is a lesson in loyalty and fear of the LORD. Job's friend Elihu is read as saying that suffering can open a person's ears to instruction. In the primary lessons: in old stories, the punishment that follows an insult or a sin
examples
- And know ye this day; for I speak not with your children that have not known, and that have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, His greatness, His mighty hand, and His outstretched arm, (Torah DEU.11.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- To execute vengeance upon the nations, and chastisements upon the peoples; (Writings PSA.149.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then He openeth the ears of men, and by their chastisement sealeth the decree, (Writings JOB.33.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- For hath any said unto God: 'I have borne chastisement, though I offend not; (Writings JOB.34.31, JPS 1917) tree →
- It was a just chastisement for his rudeness. tree →
- He faced a harsh chastisement for stealing. tree →
- The dervish said the trouble was a chastisement. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
- For all the day have I been plagued, and my chastisement came every morning.
- To execute vengeance upon the nations, and chastisements upon the peoples;
- Understanding is a fountain of life unto him that hath it; but folly is the chastisement of fools.
- Then He openeth the ears of men, and by their chastisement sealeth the decree,
- For hath any said unto God: 'I have borne chastisement, though I offend not;
Trees and pragmatics
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