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He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn; They are forgotten of the foot; They hang afar from men, they swing to and fro.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant—It would be difficult to tell what idea our translators affixed to this sentence, though it seems…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The flood breaketh out ... is very uncertain. We may render, Man breaketh open a shaft where none sojourneth; they are forgott…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The flood breaks out from the inhabitant
Or, "so that there is no inhabitant" F26 ; of the mine, as the m…

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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