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Terrors are turned upon me; They chase mine honor as the wind; And my welfare is passed away as a cloud.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Terrors are turned upon me - This means as if they were all turned upon him, or made to converge toward him. Everything suited to p…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

They pursue — that is, “the terrors chase or pursue my honour:” that is, my soul; or it may be, “You (that is, God) chase…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Terrors are turned upon me
Not the terrors of a guilty conscience, for Job had a clear one, and held fast his integr…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Job complains a great deal. Harbouring hard thoughts of God was the sin that, at this time, most easily beset Job. When inward temptations join wit…

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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