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But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

But there is a spirit in man - This evidently refers to a spirit imparted from above, a spirit from the Almighty. The parallelism s…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

But there is a spirit in man. —Rather, But it is the spirit in man.

And the inspiration of th…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But [there is] a spirit in man
This seems to be a correction of his former sentiment; the consideration of which gav…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Elihu professes to speak by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and corrects both parties. He allowed that those who had the longest experience sho…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

After the dispute between Job and his friends had ended, the argument of Elihu against Job is introduced. He uses more penetrating arguments agains…

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