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That with an iron pen and lead They were graven in the rock for ever!

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

That they were engraved — cut in, or sculptured, as is done on stones — so that they might become a permanent record.

With an iron…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Inscriptions have been found, engraved in the rocks, that may have been made in the time of Job, and it was common, in ancient times, to write on t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock
for ever !
Or "that they …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The Spirit of God, at this time, seems to have powerfully worked on the mind of Job. Here he witnessed a good confession, declared the soundness of…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Job had said above that his hope had been taken away, "like an uprooted tree" (Job 19:10). He certainly said this in reference to the h…

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