Job 36

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 36:18

Job 36:18 Because [there is] wrath, [beware] lest he take thee away with [his] stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee. Ver. 18. Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke ] Beza readeth it thus, Surely it is wrath, take heed lest with strokes it take thee away; i.e. Certainly the wrath of God doth in this thy calamity most manifestly show itself. Oh beware lest he double his strokes, and beat thee to pieces for thy disobedience and stubbornness. With the... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 36:19

Job 36:19 Will he esteem thy riches? [no], not gold, nor all the forces of strength. Ver. 19. Will he esteem thy riches? ] Tremellius rendereth it, thy nobility. Others read it thus, Will he regard thy crying in thine adversity? Or, That thou shouldest not abide in adversity? See Proverbs 10:2 ; Proverbs 11:4 , See Trapp on " Pro 10:2 " See Trapp on " Pro 11:4 " No, not gold ] Which yet can do much with men. The Hebrew word signifieth finest gold, Job 22:24 , and hath its name from... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 36:20

Job 36:20 Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place. Ver. 20. Desire not the night, &c. ] That is, as some sense it, do not thou peevishly desire death, see Job 7:15 lest it come too soon, and it do by thee as it doth by many a one, whom it cuts off in judgment. For surely in the state thou art now in thou oughtest to fear an extraordinary kind of death, an inlet to eternal destruction, as in the deluge, Sodom, and Egypt. Others render it thus, Neither let it... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 36:21

Job 36:21 Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction. Ver. 21. Take heed, regard not iniquity ] This especially of blaming God’s judgments, as if they were unequal. No more of that, saith Elihu. Cave tibi, ne coniecias oculos ad vanitatem, Beware thou cast not an eye towards such a vanity or iniquity as that is. This was very good counsel; and it is very well observed that this whole following treatise to the end of the thirty-seventh chapter is, as it... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 36:22

Job 36:22 Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him? Ver. 22. Behold, God exalteth by his power ] Vulgate - God is high in his strength. He both exalteth himself and others whensoever he pleaseth. Beza reads it, Behold, God in his strength is above all; q.d. It is he that must restore thee, if ever thou beest restored. Who teacheth like him? ] Vulgate - None among the law givers is like unto him. But the word Moreh signifieth a doctor or a teacher; as Moreh Nebuchim, a... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 36:23

Job 36:23 Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity? Ver. 23. Who hath enjoined him his way? ] q.d. Wilt thou take upon thee to teach this great Teacher how to govern the world? This were a strange kind of arrogance. Or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity? ] God’s judgments are sometimes secret, but always just. Let not men reprehend what they do not yet comprehend, but content themselves with a learned ignorance, till God shall further discover himself,... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 36:24

Job 36:24 Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold. Ver. 24. Remember that thou magnify his work ] His work of creation; wherein the wisdom, power, and goodness of God is clearly manifested, Romans 1:19 , in that glorious structure of the heavens especially, which men behold. Or his work of administration and gubernation, whereof David saith, All thy works praise thee, O Lord; that is, they yield matter of magnifying thee; and thy saints shall bless thee, Psalms 145:10 . Remember... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 36:25

Job 36:25 Every man may see it; man may behold [it] afar off. Ver. 25. Every man may see it ] sc. In quo est vel mica bonae mentis; for a brutish man knoweth it not, Psalms 92:6-7 . But stupidus est, et dignus cui oculi eruantur, saith Plato, He is a very blockhead, and worthy to have his eyes pulled out of his head, who looketh not above him and about him, that he may magnify and admire the wisdom of the creator of all, and preserver of mankind, Id quod et prudentes viri olim veluti... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 36:26

Job 36:26 Behold, God [is] great, and we know [him] not, neither can the number of his years be searched out. Ver. 26. Behold, God is great ] Yea, he is maximus in minimis, greatest and most of all seen in the meanest creatures; as in ants more than in elephants, &c. God showeth in his works of all sorts, se aliquantum esse; sed quantus sit rursus operibus involvit; that he is very great, but how great he is that appears not (Brent.). Neither can the number of his years be searched out... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 36:27

Job 36:27 For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof: Ver. 27. For he maketh small the drops of water ] Here Elihu beginneth to instance the greatness of God in his works, and particularly in the meteors; many of which Aristotle confesseth he understood not. And this I dare say, saith a learned interpreter here, that there is not extant any poem, either of the Greeks or Latins, which may be compared with this stately eloquence of Elihu in... read more

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