Job 17:5-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 17:5

He that speaketh flattery to his friends ; rather, he that denounceth his friends for a prey. Job means to accuse his "comforters" of so acting. By their persistent belief in his grievous wickedness they give him up, as it were, for a prey to calamity, which they pronounce him to have deserved on account of his secret sins. Even the eyes of his children shall fail . Whoever so acts shall be punished, not only in his own person, but also in the persons of his descendants (comp. Exodus... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 17:6

He hath made me also a byword of the people . God, by the unprecedented character of his afflictions, has made Job a byword among the surrounding nations—a byword, that is, for an afflicted person. Job, by the manner in which he bore his afflictions, made himself a byword for patience and endurance among God's people throughout all ages (see James 5:11 ). And aforetime I was as a tabret ; rather, I am become an abomination before them ; or, as our Revisers translate, I am become... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 17:7

Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow (comp. Psalms 6:7 ; Psalms 31:9 ). Excessive weeping, such as stains the cheeks ( Job 16:16 ), will also in most cases dim and dull the eyesight. And all my members are as a shadow . Weak, that is, worn out, unstable, fleeting, ready to pass away. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 17:7

The eye that is made dim by sorrow. Job has just been saying that God bad hidden the heart of his tormentors from understanding (verse 4). Now he sadly observes that sorrow has dimmed his own eye. It is not easy to see clearly through a veil of tears. Excessive weeping induces blindness. The sad soul sits in darkness. I. SORROW PREVENTS US FROM SEEING ALL THE TRUTH . It limits the range of vision even when it does not drive us down to the darkness of despair. 1 . It... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 17:5

He that speaketh flattery to his friends - Noyes renders this, “He that delivers up his friend as a prey, the eyes of his children shall fail.” So Wemyss, “He who delivers up his friends to plunder.” Dr. Good, “He that rebuketh his friends with mildness, even the eyes of his children shall be accomplished.” The Septuagint, “He announces evil for his portion; his eyes fail over his sons.” The Vulgate, “He promises spoil to his companions, and the eyes of his sons fail.” The word rendered... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 17:6

He hath also - That is, God has done this.Also a by-word - A proverb (משׁל mâshâl); a term of reproach, ridicule, or scorn. lie has exposed me to derision.And aforetime - Margin “before them.” The margin is the correct translation of the Hebrew, פנים pânı̂ym. It means, in their presence, or in their view.I was as a tabret - This is an unhappy translation. The true meaning is,” I am become their “abhorrence,” or am to them an object of contempt.” Vulgate, “I am an exampie (“exemplum”) to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 17:7

Mine eye is dim by reason of sorrow - Schultens supposes that this refers to his external appearance in general, as being worn down, exhausted, “defaced” by his many troubles; but it seems rather to mean that his eyes failed on account of weeping.And all my members are as a shadow - “I am a mere skeleton, I am exhausted and emaciated by my sufferings.” It is common to speak of persons who are emaciated by sickness or famine as mere shadows. Thus, Livy (L. 21:40) says, Effigies, imo, “umbrce... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 17:5

Job 17:5. He that speaketh flattery to his friends “The Hebrew of this verse,” says Peters, “literally, runs thus: He shall reckon friends for a portion, or inheritance, and the eyes of his children shall fail; that is, with expectation. They may look their eyes out before they receive any benefit or assistance from these friends. The expression is proverbial, intimating how liable men are to be disappointed, who depend upon the constancy of human friendships. And nothing could be more... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 17:6

Job 17:6. He That is, God, who is generally designed by this pronoun in this book; hath made me also a by-word of the people Or, a proverb, or subject of common talk. My miseries are so great and unprecedented that they fill all people with discourse, and are become proverbial to express extreme misery. And, or rather, but, or although, aforetime I was as a tabret That is, I was the people’s delight and darling, the matter of their praise, and received by them with applauses, and,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 17:7

Job 17:7. Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow Through excessive weeping and decay of spirits, which cause a dimness of the sight. And all my members are as a shadow My body is so reduced, and I am grown so poor and thin, and my colour so wan and ghastly, that I look more like a ghost or a shadow than a man. read more

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