Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 13:11
11. make you afraid?—namely, of employing sophisms in His name (Jeremiah 10:7; Jeremiah 10:10). read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 13:12
12. remembrances—"proverbial maxims," so called because well remembered. like unto ashes—or, "parables of ashes"; the image of lightness and nothingness (Isaiah 44:20). bodies—rather, "entrenchments"; those of clay, as opposed to those of stone, are easy to be destroyed; so the proverbs, behind which they entrench themselves, will not shelter them when God shall appear to reprove them for their injustice to Job. read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 13:13
13. Job would wish to be spared their speeches, so as to speak out all his mind as to his wretchedness (Job 13:14), happen what will. read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 13:14
14. A proverb for, "Why should I anxiously desire to save my life?" [EICHORN]. The image in the first clause is that of a wild beast, which in order to preserve his prey, carries it in his teeth. That in the second refers to men who hold in the hand what they want to keep secure. read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 13:15
15. in him—So the margin or keri, reads. But the textual reading or chetib is "not," which agrees best with the context, and other passages wherein he says he has no hope (Job 6:11; Job 7:21; Job 10:20; Job 19:10). "Though He slay me, and I dare no more hope, yet I will maintain," &c., that is, "I desire to vindicate myself before Him," as not a hypocrite [UMBREIT and NOYES]. read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 13:16
16. He—rather, "This also already speaks in my behalf (literally, 'for my saving acquittal') for an hypocrite would not wish to come before Him" (as I do) [UMBREIT]. (See last clause of Job 13:15). read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 13:17
17. my declaration—namely, that I wish to be permitted to justify myself immediately before God. with your ears—that is, attentively. read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 13:18
18. ordered—implying a constant preparation for defense in his confidence of innocence. read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 13:19
19. if, c.—Rather, "Then would I hold my tongue and give up the ghost" that is, if any one can contend with me and prove me false, I have no more to say. "I will be silent and die." Like our "I would stake my life on it" [UMBREIT]. read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 13:10
10. If ye do, though secretly, act partially. (See on Job 13:1; Job 13:1- :). God can successfully vindicate His acts, and needs no fallacious argument of man. read more