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I go mourning without the sun: I stand up in the assembly, and cry for help.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

I went mourning - Or rather, “I go,” in the present tense, for he is now referring to his present calamities, and not to what was past. The …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

I went mourning without the sun. —Rather, I go mourning without the sun; or, according to some, “blackened, but not by th…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

I went mourning without the sun
So overwhelmed with grief, that he refused to have any comfort from, or any advantag…

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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