The rich man - That is, the rich man who is wicked.

Shall lie down - Shall die, for the connection demands this.

But…

But he shall not be gathered. —Some ancient versions read, but he shall do so no more; but the “gathering” may refer to h…

He has grown rich by oppression, he has become great in the land by his hypocrisy; but he speedily goes down to the grave. God looks at him, and he…

The rich man will lie down, but he will not be gathered ,
&c.] That is, the wicked rich man; and the sense is, eithe…

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 …

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 …