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Even young children despise me; If I arise, they speak against me.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Yes, young children – Margin, or “the wicked.” This difference between the text and the margin arises from the ambiguity of the original w…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

There is no skin on the teeth, or hardly any, and, therefore, Job means that there was next to nothing of him left, like the skin of his teeth.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Yea, young children despised me
Having related what he met with within doors from those in his own house, the strangers and pr…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

How sorrowful are Job's complaints! What is the fire of hell but the wrath of God? Seared consciences will feel it in the afterlife, but do not fea…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

In the previous discourse, it seems Bildad intended two things. First, he intended to refute Job for his stupidity, pride, and anger ([Reference Jo…

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