For yet a little while,— Some would render the Greek, which is emphatical,—a little, a very little time,— μικρον οσον οσον. It has been observed that 'Ο ερχομενος, the Comer, is a title given to the Messiah. See Matthew 11:3 and Habakkuk 2:3; Habakkuk 2:20. The Hebrews were to wait with patience and perseverance, that they might receive the promise of an eternal inheritance. They were to hold out for some time, be it more or less; and he that is to come, will come, and will not delay his coming beyond the time appointed. See Hebrews 10:25.

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