Figures of Speech Used in the Bible: Explained and Illustrated (Bullinger)

Bible translators have, through inattention to figures of speech, made serious translation blunders, clouding the real meaning of many important passages of God’s Word. E. W. Bullinger’s volume, first published in 1898, clarifies 217 distinct figures of speech used in the Bible.

Walter C. Kaiser, dean of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, calls it “the best handbook on figures of speech. It should be on every exegete’s shelf.”

In systematic order, this classic gives the proper pronunciation of each figure of speech, its etymology or origin, and a number of Scripture passages where the figure of speech is used, with a full explanation of its use in each context. The book cites nearly eight thousand Bible passages and includes five appendices, making it even more valuable as a reference tool.

Figures of Speech Used in the Bible: Explained and Illustrated
• Text of 1898 version published by Messrs. Eyre and Spottiswoode