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And now I am become their song, Yea, I am a byword unto them.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And now am I their song - See (Job 17:6); compare (Psalms 69:12), I was the song of the drunkards;

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And now am I their song. —See the references in the margin, which show that it is quite appropriate to give to the compla…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And now am I their song
The subject of their song, of whom they sung ballads about the streets, in public places, 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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