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Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been, As infants that never saw light.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Or as a hidden untimely birth - As an abortion which is hidden or concealed; that is, which is soon removed from sight. So the Psalmist ([Re…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Untimely birth. —Another condition which would have relieved him from the experience of suffering.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Or as an hidden untimely birth
Or "hid, as one born out of time", as Mr. Broughton reads it; the Septuagint use the …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Job complained of those present at his birth for their tender attention to him. No creature comes into the world so helpless as man. God's power an…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

After cursing the day of his birth and the night of his conception to show that he detested his life from its beginning, Job now shows that he also…

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