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[Man] setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

He setteth an end to darkness - That is, man does. The reference here is undoubtedly to mining operations, and the idea is that man…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

He sets an end to darkness. —This may be read as follows: Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out to th…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

He setteth an end to darkness
Some understand this and what follows of God, who, by making the luminaries, has fixed…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Job maintained that the arrangements of Providence are regulated by the highest wisdom. To confirm this, he showed how much knowledge and wealth pe…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Previously, Job had shown how frail and perishable the lot is that the wicked receive from God (Job 27:13). Now, he intends to show, on…

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