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Be ye afraid of the sword: For wrath [bringeth] the punishments of the sword, That ye may know there is a judgment.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Be you afraid of the sword - Of the sword of justice, of the wrath of God. In taking such views, and using such language, you ought to dre…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Be ye afraid ... —Job threatens his friends with that condign punishment of which they regarded him as a conspicuous example.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Now Job carries the war into the enemy's camp; and he says, "You charge me with all sorts of sin, and yet you cannot deny that the root of the matt…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Be afraid of the sword
Not of the civil magistrate, nor of a foreign enemy, but of the avenging sword of divine just…

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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