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He buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

He buildeth his house as a moth—The house which the moth builds is the slight fabric it makes for its own dwelling in the garment i…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

He buildeth his house as a moth, which makes its home in the cloth, but the servant's brush knocks it all out and destroys the moth's chil…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

He builds his house as a moth
Which builds its house in a garment by eating into it, and so destroying it, and in ti…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Job's friends, on the same subject, spoke of the misery of wicked men before death as proportioned to their crimes; Job considered that if it were …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Previously, Job had succe fully refuted the speech of Bildad, who had cited divine power against him as if Job were ignorant of its greatne . When …

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