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	OSWALD T. ALLIS		[[Oswald T. Allis\|OSWALD T. ALLIS]]

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	Moreover by them is thy servant warned;		Moreover by them is thy servant warned;
	in keeping them there is great reward.		:in keeping them there is great reward.

	Here the difference is that RSV indents the second line and does not begin it with a capital. But RSV also shows a great fondness for dividing up sentences. E.g., Ps. 23:4 is arranged as follows:		Here the difference is that RSV indents the second line and does not begin it with a capital. But RSV also shows a great fondness for dividing up sentences. E.g., Ps. 23:4 is arranged as follows:
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	Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,		Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
	I fear no evil;		:I fear no evil;
	for thou art with me;		for thou art with me;
	thy rod and thy staff,		:thy rod and thy staff,
	they comfort me.		:they comfort me.

	Here ARV has three lines, each of which begins with a capital letter, without indentation. RSV begins with one long line, exactly as ARV does. The other two lines (as given in ARV) it divides in half, making four short lines. Three of the four are indented; [p. 59] one is not indented but begins with a small letter (“for”). So there are two degrees of indenting. We cannot regard it as an improvement on ARV.		Here ARV has three lines, each of which begins with a capital letter, without indentation. RSV begins with one long line, exactly as ARV does. The other two lines (as given in ARV) it divides in half, making four short lines. Three of the four are indented; [p. 59] one is not indented but begins with a small letter (“for”). So there are two degrees of indenting. We cannot regard it as an improvement on ARV.
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	Therefore the Lord says,		Therefore the Lord says,
	the LORD of hosts,		:the LORD of hosts,
	the Mighty One of Israel:		:the Mighty One of Israel:
	“Ah, I will vent my wrath on my enemies,		“Ah, I will vent my wrath on my enemies,
	and avenge myself on my foes.		:and avenge myself on my foes.

	Isaiah 2:5		Isaiah 2:5

	O house of Jacob,		O house of Jacob,
	come, let us walk		:come, let us walk
	in the light of the LORD		:in the light of the LORD

	Jeremiah 2:12-13		Jeremiah 2:12-13

	Be appalled, O heavens, at this,		Be appalled, O heavens, at this,
	be shocked, be utterly desolate,		:be shocked, be utterly desolate,
	says the LORD,		:::says the LORD,
	for my people have committed two evils:		for my people have committed two evils:
	they have forsaken me,		:they have forsaken me,
	the fountain of living waters,		the fountain of living waters,
	and hewed out cisterns for themselves,		:and hewed out cisterns for themselves,
	broken cisterns,		broken cisterns,
	that can hold no water.		:that can hold no water.

	Here words and phrases which belong closely together are split up; and the two, in Jer. 2:12-13 three, different indentings are likely to be confusing to the reader. One trouble with this [p. 60] “metrical” arrangement is that it changes lofty, impassioned and rhythmic prose into the lamest of blank verse and tends to break down the distinction between poetry and prose. This is illustrated by the following examples:		Here words and phrases which belong closely together are split up; and the two, in Jer. 2:12-13 three, different indentings are likely to be confusing to the reader. One trouble with this [p. 60] “metrical” arrangement is that it changes lofty, impassioned and rhythmic prose into the lamest of blank verse and tends to break down the distinction between poetry and prose. This is illustrated by the following examples:
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	“You only have I known		“You only have I known
	of all the families of the earth;		:of all the families of the earth;
	therefore I will punish you		therefore I will punish you
	for all your iniquities.”		:for all your iniquities.”

	Amos 7:11 (RSV)		Amos 7:11 (RSV)

	“For thus Amos has said,		“For thus Amos has said,
	‘Jeroboam shall die by the sword,		:‘Jeroboam shall die by the sword,
	and Israel shall go into exile		::and Israel shall go into exile
	away from his land.’ ”		::away from his land.’ ”

	Amos 7:12f. (AT)		Amos 7:12f. (AT)

	Then Amaziah said to Amos,		Then Amaziah said to Amos,
	“O seer, take your flight to the land of Judah,		::“O seer, take your flight to the land of Judah,
	And there eat bread, and there prophesy;		::And there eat bread, and there prophesy;
	And never come again to Bethel to prophesy,		::And never come again to Bethel to prophesy,
	For this is the king’s sanctuary, and the royal palace.”		::For this is the king’s sanctuary, and the royal palace.”

	It will be noted that the arrangement of Amos 7:12f. is from AT. The RSV prints these verses as prose, despite the fact that it has just treated the words of Amaziah as poetry. As a matter of fact there is no more reason for printing one as poetry than the other. Both should be treated as prose. This attempt to “metricize” the Prophets is being carried to a ridiculous extreme.		It will be noted that the arrangement of Amos 7:12f. is from AT. The RSV prints these verses as prose, despite the fact that it has just treated the words of Amaziah as poetry. As a matter of fact there is no more reason for printing one as poetry than the other. Both should be treated as prose. This attempt to “metricize” the Prophets is being carried to a ridiculous extreme.

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