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My root was spread out by the waters – The margin, following the Hebrew, reads “opened.” The meaning is that it was spread out or extended f…

My root was spread. —It is perhaps better to read this and the next verse in the present: “My root is spread out ...…

My root [was] spread out by the waters
According to our version and others, Job here, and in the following verses, g…

Being so honored and useful, Job had hoped to die in peace and honor, in a good old age. If such an expectation arises from lively faith in the pro…

Previously, Job had shown in general terms why it is not contrary to divine justice for the wicked to prosper while the good—who are given greater …
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes