Astray

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King James Dictionary [1]

ASTRA'Y, adv. a and stray. See Stray.

Out of the right way or proper place, both in a literal and figurative sense. In morals and religion, it signifies wandering from the path of rectitude, from duty and happiness.

Before I was afflicted, I want astray. Psalms 129 .

Cattle go astray when they leave their proper owners or inclosures. See Deuteronomy 22 .

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [2]

Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types [3]

Psalm 58:3 (a) The tendency to commit sin and to deceive which is inherent in the human heart from birth, this is to go "astray" from GOD.

Psalm 119:176 (a) Here we see the sinner's path which is not along the path of GOD's righteousness nor according to His commandments.

Jeremiah 50:6 (a) This represents the path of wrong teaching into which people are led by false shepherds.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [4]

a -strā ´ ( תּעה , tā‛āh , "to wander," "to err"; πλανάομαι , planáomai , "to go astray," each carrying the idea of being lost): With one exception ( Exodus 23:4 "his ass going astray") used metaphorically of moral wandering, going astray in paths of error and sin, like "sheep going astray" ( 1 Peter 2:25 the King James Version; Isaiah 53:6; Psalm 119:176 ). This wandering may be due (1) to inherent evil ( Psalm 58:3 ); (2) to false shepherds ( Jeremiah 50:6 ); contrast the beautiful and classic passage, Matthew 18:12 , Matthew 18:13 , the Son of man ( Matthew 18:12 ) seeketh that which is gone astray. No word more vividly portrays sin as a straying, a separation from God. To be morally "astray" is to be "lost."

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