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There the prisoners are at ease together; They hear not the voice of the taskmaster.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

There the prisoners rest together - Herder translates this, “There the prisoners rejoice in their freedom.” The Septuagint, strange…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The oppressor. As this is the word rendered taskmaster in Exodus, some have thought there may be an allusion to that hist…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

[There] the prisoners rest together
Are at ease", as Mr. Broughton renders the words; such who while they lived were…

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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