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Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee,

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Therefore snares are round about you - “Snares” were used for catching wild animals and birds, and the word then came to denote any sudden c…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Snares ... about you. —That is, Fear troubles you, or darkness, etc.

“If darkness and an abundance of waters cover…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Therefore snares [are] round about thee
Not what occasion sin, draw into it, and issue in it, as inward corruptions,…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Eliphaz brought heavy charges against Job, without reason for his accusations, except that Job was afflicted as he supposed God always afflicted ev…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

When the ble ed Job had finished speaking, Eliphaz did not understand his words according to their intended meaning. Indeed, when Job first spoke a…

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