Job 9:25

Second section, in strophes of four, three, and four verses JOB’S CASE A PRE-EMINENT ILLUSTRATION OF THIS MORAL CONFUSION, Job 9:25-35.

Strophe a The premature destruction of his life, and his intolerable burden of sorrows, show God’s estimate of him to be that of an evil-doer, Job 9:25-28.

25. A post A courier. In eastern countries messages are transmitted by couriers, who, having at their command relays of horses, dromedaries, or men, travel with almost incredible speed. Comp. Esther 8:10. “Nothing mortal travels so fast as Persian messengers. The entire plan is a Persian invention.” Herodotus. See further, 8, 98. Strabo tells us (xv, chap 2, 10) that the orders for the execution of Parmenio were conveyed a distance of over eight hundred and fifty miles in eleven days.