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But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, Whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

But now those who are younger than I - The margin reads, “of fewer days.” It is not probable that Job here refers to his three friends. It…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Whose fathers I would have disdained. —Rather, whose fathers I disdained to set. The complaint is that the child…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But now [they that are] younger than I have me in derision, &c.] Meaning not his three friends, who were men in years, an…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Job contrasts his present condition with his former honour and authority. What little cause do people have to be ambitious or proud of that which m…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

After listing the many prosperous things he had enjoyed in the past, Job now lists the adversities he was suffering. He begins by showing that, in …

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