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The Pulpit Commentary - Job 16:17

Acceptable prayer. I. WHEN ADDRESSED TO THE RIGHT OBJECT . God ( Psalms 65:2 ). Not, however, the God of our imaginations, or the God of nature simply; but the God of revelation and the God of grace, the God who hath manifested forth his glory in the Person of Jesus Christ. II. WHEN PRESENTED THROUGH THE RIGHT MEDIUM Jesus Christ, the one Mediator between God and man ( 1 Timothy 2:5 ), the one Advocate for sinful men ( 1 John 2:1 ), the one High Priest over... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 16:17

(last clause, "My prayer is pure") . Purity of prayer. The impure prayer cannot be heard by God. It may be earnest, passionate, vehement, yet it must fall back rejected and confounded. Let us, then, consider in what purity of prayer consists. I. REALITY . The prayer that is not felt and meant in the heart is an impure offering of hypocrisy. Though it be uttered in the becoming phrases of devotion, it is to God as the howling of blasphemous demons. If there be no other sin in our... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 16:18

O earth, cover not thou my blood! There was a widespread belief in the ancient world that innocent blood, spilt upon the ground, cried to God for vengeance, and remained a dark blot upon the earth till it was avenged, or until it was covered up. Job apostrophizes the earth, and be-seethes it not to cover up his blood when he dies, as he expects to do, shortly. And let my cry have no place ; i.e. let it have no hiding-place, but fill earth and heaven. Let it continue to be heard until it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 16:18-22

Job to God: 2. An appeal to God against God. I. A SUBLIME INVOCATION . "O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place!" (verse 18). 1 . The explanation of the language. The allusion seems to be to Genesis 4:10 , where the blood of Abel is represented as crying to God from the ground for vengeance upon its destroyer; and Job, in the lofty consciousness of his innocence, while momentarily anticipating death, calls upon the earth not to drink up his blood, but... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 16:17

Not for any injustice ... - Still claiming that he does not deserve his sorrows, and that these calamities had not come upon him on account of any enormous sins, as his friends believed.My prayer is pure - My devotion; my worship of God is not hypocritical - as my friends maintain. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 16:18

O earth - Passionate appeals to the earth are not uncommon in the Scriptures; see the notes at Isaiah 1:2. Such appeals indicate deep emotion, and are among the most animated forms of personification.Cover not thou my blood - Blood here seems to denote the wrong done to him. He compares his situation with that of one who had been murdered, and calls on the earth not to conceal the crime, and prays that his injuries may not be hidden, or pass unavenged. Aben Ezra, Dr. Good, and some others,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 16:17-18

Job 16:17-18 . Not for any justice in my hands And all this is not come upon me for any injurious dealing, but for other reasons, known to God only; also my prayer is pure I do not cast off God’s fear and service, Job 15:4. I do still pray and worship God, and my prayer is accompanied with a sincere heart. O earth, cover not thou my blood The earth is said to cover that blood which lies undiscovered and unrevenged: of which see on Genesis 4:10-11; and Isaiah 26:21. But, says Job, if I... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 16:1-22

Job’s reply to Eliphaz (16:1-17:16)Tired at this repetition of the friends’ unhelpful teaching, Job says he could give similar ‘comfort’ if he were in their position and they in his (16:1-5). His argument with God may not have brought relief from his pain, but neither has his silence. In fact, his physical condition only becomes worse (6-8). God opposes him and people insult him. Some deliberately try to do him harm (9-11). He feels like a helpless victim that wild animals attack, like a target... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Job 16:17

injustice = violence. Only occurrence of English word in O.T. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Job 16:18

O. Figure of speech Ecphonesis. App-6 . cover not. my blood. The reference is to the practice which remains to this day, based on Numbers 35:33 .Leviticus 17:13 . Job's desire is that the evidence of his sufferings may not be hidden. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 16:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 16:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 16:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 16:18-22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 16:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 16:18

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 16:17-18

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 16:1-22

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Job 16:17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Job 16:18

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