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But he hath made me a byword of the people; And they spit in my face.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

He has also - That is, God has done this.

Also a by-word - A proverb (משׁל mâshâl); a term of reproach, ridi…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

He (i.e., God) hath made me also a byword of the people;

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

He has made me also a byword of the people
Either Eliphaz, or God; for whatsoever befell him, whether more immediatel…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Job reflects on the harsh censures his friends had pa ed on him, and, looking on himself as a dying man, he appeals to God. Our time is ending; it …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Job had previously shown the great number of his afflictions (Job 16:14), the humiliation of his mind (Job 16:16), his inno…

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