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I am as one mocked of his neighbour - There has been considerable variety in the interpretation of this verse. The general sense is…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
19th Century
Anglican
19th Century
I am as one mocked of his neighbour. —The laughingstock of his companion—he who called on God, and He answered him.
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
I am [as] one mocked of his neighbour
That is, according to Sephorno, if I knew not, or denied those things you have been spea…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
Job rebukes his friends for the high opinion they had of their own wisdom compared to his. We are prone to interpret rebukes as criticisms and to t…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
In the previous chapter, Zophar had tried to show that a person cannot understand the secrets of God’s wisdom (Job 11:6) in order to in…
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Albert Barnes
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