Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 6:27
27. literally, "ye cause" (supply, "your anger") [UMBREIT], a net, namely, of sophistry [NOYES and SCHUTTENS], to fall upon the desolate (one bereft of help, like the fatherless orphan); and ye dig (a pit) for your friend—that is, try to ensnare him, to catch him in the use of unguarded language [NOYES]. (Psalms 57:6); metaphor from hunters catching wild beasts in a pit covered with brushwood to conceal it. UMBREIT from the Syriac, and answering to his interpretation of the first clause, has,... read more
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 6:27
Job 6:27. Yea, ye overwhelm, &c.— Yes, ye overwhelm the destitute, and make a mock at your friend. Heath and Houbigant. read more