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And thou hast laid fast hold on me, [which] is a witness [against me]: And my leanness riseth up against me, It testifieth to my face.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And you have filled me with wrinkles - Noyes renders this, “and you have seized hold of me, which is a witness against me.” Wemyss,…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Witness against me. —As in Job 10:17. The wrinkles in his body, caused by the disease, were a witness against him; and certainly, in the e…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And you have filled me with wrinkles
Not through old age, but through affliction, which had sunk his flesh, and made…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here is a sorrowful representation of Job's grievances. What reason we have to ble God that we are not making such complaints! Even good men, when …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Eliphaz had spoken harshly against Job in his answer, so Job begins his speech by accusing him of providing unfitting consolation. First, because h…

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