Job 3:13-26 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 3:21

Which long for death, but it cometh not ,.... Who earnestly desire, wistly look out, wish for, and expect it, and with open mouth gape for it, as a hungry man for his food, or as the fish for the bait, or the fishermen for the fish, as some F1 So Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. vid. Schultens in loc. observe the word may signify; but it comes not to their wish and expectation, or so soon as they would have it; the reason is, because the fixed time for it is not come, otherwise it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 3:22

Which rejoice exceedingly ,.... Or, "which joy till they do skip again", as Mr. Broughton renders it, and to the same purport others F4 השמחים אלי גיל "qu laetantur ad choream usque", Schultens, "quasi ad tripudium", Michaelis. ; are so elated as to skip and dance for joy: and are glad when they can find the grave ; which is to be understood either of those who dig in the earth for hid treasure, such as is laid there by men; when they strike and hit upon a grave where they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 3:23

Why is light given to a man whose way is hid ,.... Some of the Jewish writers connect this with Job 3:22 , thus; "who rejoice and are glad when they find a grave for a man", &c.; but it should be observed that such are said to rejoice at finding a grave, not for others, but for themselves; the words stand in better connection with Job 3:20 , from whence the supplement is taken in our version and others; and so it is a continuation or repetition of the expostulation why light and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 3:24

For my sighing cometh before I eat ,.... Or, "before my bread", or "food" F7 לפני לחמי "ante cibum meum", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "ante panem meum", Cocceius, Schmidt, Michaelis. ; before he sat down to eat, or had tasted of his food, there were nothing but sighing and sobbing, so that he had no appetite for his food, and could take no delight in it; and, while he was eating, his tears mingled with it, so that these were his meat and his drink continually, and he was fed... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 3:25

For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me ,.... Some refer this to his fears about his children, lest they should sin and offend God, and bring down his judgments on them, and now what he feared was come to pass, Job 1:5 ; others take in all his sorrows and troubles; which, through the changeableness of the world, and the uncertainty of all things in it, and the various providences of God, he feared would come upon him at one time or another; and this he mentions to justify his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 3:26

I was not in safety ,.... This cannot refer to the time of his prosperity; for he certainly then was in safety, God having set an hedge about him, so that none of his enemies, nor even Satan himself, could come at him to hurt him: neither had I rest, neither was I quiet ; which also was not true of him before his afflictions, for he did then enjoy great peace, rest, and quietness; he lay in his nest at ease, and in great tranquillity; and thought and said he should die in such a state,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 3:13

For now should I have lain still - In that case I had been insensible; quiet - without these overwhelming agitations; slept - unconscious of evil; been at rest - been out of the reach of calamity and sorrow. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 3:14

With kings and counsellors of the earth - I believe this translation to be perfectly correct. The counsellors, יעצי yoatsey , I suppose to mean the privy council, or advisers of kings; those without whose advice kings seldom undertake wars, expeditions, etc. These mighty agitators of the world are at rest in their graves, after the lives of commotion which they have led among men: most of whom indeed have been the troublers of the peace of the globe. Which built desolate places - Who... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 3:15

Or with princes that had gold - Chief or mighty men, lords of the soil, or fortunate adventurers in merchandise, who got gold in abundance, filled their houses with silver, left all behind, and had nothing reserved for themselves but the empty places which they had made for their last dwelling, and where their dust now sleeps, devoid of care, painful journeys, and anxious expectations. He alludes here to the case of the covetous, whom nothing can satisfy, as an Asiatic writer has observed,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 3:16

Or as a hidden untimely birth - An early miscarriage, which was scarcely perceptible by the parent herself; and in this case he had not been - he had never had the distinguishable form of a human being, whether male or female. As infants - Little ones; those farther advanced in maturity, but miscarried long before the time of birth. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 3:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 3:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 3:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 3:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 3:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 3:26

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 3:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 3:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 3:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 3:16

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