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[Why is light given] to a man whose way is hid, And whom God hath hedged in?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Why is light given to a man whose way is hid? That is, who does not know what way to take, and who sees no escape from the misery that sur…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Hedged in. —The same expression was used in an opposite sense in Job 1:10.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Why is light given to a man whose way is hid Some of the Jewish writers connect this with (Job 3:22) , thus; …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Job was like a man who had lost his way, and had no prospect of escape, or hope of better times. But surely he was in a poor state of mind for deat…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

After Job has despised his own life in many ways, he now despises the life of the entire human race as a whole, both for those in prosperity and th…

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