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Psalm 17:8: "Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings". Proverbs 7:2: "Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye". Lamentations 2:18: "Their heart cried unto the Lord, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of ...
The phrase 'the apple of your eye' comes from verses in Deuteronomy 32:10, Psalm 17:8 Proverbs 7:2, and Zechariah 2:8, implying an object or person who is greatly valued. In Proverbs 25:11, the verse states, " a word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver ".
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. The World English Bible translates the passage as: If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it
The fruit of Calotropis procera is therefore called "apples of Sodom", Sodom apple, and Dead Sea apple. Although beautiful to the eye, are bitter to the taste. [1] Another conjecture equates it with the colocynth (Citrullus colocynthis). Its fruit are called Vine of Sodom, which, although beautiful to the eye, are bitter to the taste.
From this term derived the Old French word pom (modern French pomme), which originally also meant "fruit", but in later times the word took on the narrower meaning of "apple", leading medieval artists to represent the fruit as an apple. [10] Nothing in the Bible indicates that the forbidden fruit of the Tree of Knowledge was an apple. [11]
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During the late 19th century, Cushing wrote the hymn titled, "Under His Wings." The words of this hymn reflected Cushing's personal suffering, and was inspired by Psalm 17:8, [1] which states “keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me under the shadow of your wings.” Ira Sankey eventually added a tune to this piece.
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