For it increaseth - Our translators understand this as meaning that the calamities of Job, so far from becoming less, were constant…

For it increaseth. —This verse is very obscure. Some understand it as follows: “But is it so glorious a thing that You sh…

For it increases
That is, the affliction increases; which is a reason why pity should be shown him, seeing his troub…

Job did not deny that as a sinner he deserved his sufferings; but he thought that justice was executed upon him with peculiar rigor. His gloom, unb…

Previously, Job sought the cause of his punishment by assuming he was innocent. Now, he proceeds to ask whether he is being punished because he is …