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Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Behold, he breaks down - None can repair what he pulls down. Cities and towns he can devote to ruin by fire, or earthquake, or the pestilenc…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Behold, he breaketh down ... —God has equal power over the moral and physical world.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Behold, he breaks down, and it cannot be built again
Which some restrain to the tower of Babel; but though the build…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

This is a noble discourse of Job concerning the wisdom, power, and sovereignty of God, in ordering all the affairs of humankind according to the co…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Job asserted above (verse 2) that what Zophar had said about the excellent greatness of God was evident to all people. Here, he intends to show tha…

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