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Wilt thou harass a driven leaf? And wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Will you break a leaf driven to and fro? Job here means to say that God's treatment of him was like treading down a leaf driven about by t…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Wilt thou break a leaf. —His confession of sin here even approaches what the Psalmist describes as the condition of the ungodly ([Referenc…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro ?
&c.] A leaf that falls from a tree in autumn, and withers and is rolled u…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Job begs to have his sins revealed to him. A true penitent is willing to know the worst of himself; and we should all desire to know what our trans…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

After correcting the reasoning of his friends, who tried to defend divine justice with lies, Job now proceeds to dismantle their false dogmas in th…

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