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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 24:18-25

Job here, in the conclusion of his discourse, I. Gives some further instances of the wickedness of these cruel bloody men. 1. Some are pirates and robbers at sea. To this many learned interpreters apply those difficult expressions (Job 24:18), He is swift upon the waters. Privateers choose those ships that are the best sailors. In these swift ships they cruise from one channel to another, to pick up prizes; and this brings them in so much wealth that their portion is cursed in the earth, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 24:18

He is swift as the waters ,.... Or "upon the face of the waters" F25 על פני מים "super faciem aquarum", Mercerus, Bolducius, Beza, Drusius, Schultens. ; which some interpret of another set and sort of wicked men, guilty of like crimes, not on land, but upon the mighty waters; pirates, such that commit robberies upon the high seas; who generally choose the swiftest vessels to run from place to place for their prey, and to carry off their booty when pursued; whose manner of life... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 24:18

He is swift as the waters - Literally, Light is he on the face of the waters: and cursed shall be their portion on the earth, which Mr. Good translates: - Miserable is this man on the waters: Deeply miserable the lot of those on dry land. He beholdeth not the way of the vineyards - These no longer flourish or bring forth fruit. The labor of the vintage fails. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 24:1-22

Apparent anomalies in the Divine judgment. Job again points to the anomalous conditions of human life—goodness, which has its approval in every breast, and on which, by universal consent of belief, a Divine blessing rests, is nevertheless often overcast with the shadow of calamity; and, on the other hand, evil-doing, which merits only judgment, affliction, and correction, is often found to prosper. To it outward events seem to be favourable. Men sin without let or hindrance. Apparently,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 24:1-25

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 24:13-25

Job to Eliphaz: 5. Ancient rebels against the light. I. THEIR BLACK CHARACTER . 1 . They are hostile to the light. The light alluded to is the light of day. The wicked persons spoken of regard that light with aversion, as being unfavourable to the special forms of ungodliness they delight to practise. Distinguished from the previously mentioned sinners who transact their nefarious deeds openly and unblushingly beneath the clear firmament of heaven, these night-birds may be taken,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 24:13-25

Pictures of secret end unpunished evil-doers. I. THE MURDERER AND THE ADULTERER . ( Job 24:13-17 .) A class of the wicked different from the foregoing is now placed before us; rebels, revolters against the light, who refuse to know anything of the ways of light, and to abide in its paths. These are the "children of darkness," so emphatically contrasted in the New Testament with the "children of light" ( Romans 13:12 ; Ephesians 5:8 , etc.; 1 Thessalonians 5:5 ). Before... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 24:18

He is swift as the waters . "Locus obscurissimus" (Schulteus). Scarcely any two commentators agree even as to the subject on which Job proceeds to speak. Some regard him as giving his own judgment on the ultimate fate of the wicked; others, as anticipating what his opponents will say on the point. One recent expositor takes the passage as referring to the efforts made by the malefactors of verses 14-16 to escape from justice, and to the discredit and difficulty in which they involve... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 24:18

He is swift as the waters - Noyes renders this, “They are as swift as the skiff upon the waters.” Dr. Good, “Miserable is this man upon the waters.” Wemyss, “Such should be as foam upon the waters.” Le Clerc says that there is scarcely any passage of the Scriptures more obscure than this, and the variety of rendering adopted will show at once the perplexity of expositors. Rosenmuller supposes that the particle of comparison (כ k) is to be understood, and that the meaning is, “he is as a light... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 24:18

Job 24:18. He is swift as the waters That is, the wicked man quickly passeth away, with all his glory, as the waters, which never stay in one place, but are always hasting away. Their portion Or, his portion (for he still speaks of the same person, though with a change of the number) is cursed in the earth His habitation and estate, which he leaves behind him, is accursed of God; and, by all men who live near it, or observe it, is pronounced accursed, because of the remarkable... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 24:18-25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 24:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 24:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 24:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 24:1-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 24:13-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 24:13-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 24:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 24:18

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 24:18

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