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He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

He keeps back his soul from the pit - The word "soul" in Hebrew is often equivalent to "self," and the idea is that God keeps a per…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.

In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

He keeps back his soul from the pit
Or, "that he may keep back" F14 ; for this is another end and use of …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God speaks to us by conscience, by providences, and by ministers; Elihu discourses on all of these. At that time, as far as we know, there was no D…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Elihu has already proposed the things he intended to debate with Job. Since Job, before he spoke the words Elihu cited (Job 33:10–11), …

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