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If they hearken and serve [him], They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

If they obey and serve him - That is, if, as the result of their afflictions, they repent of their sins, seek his mercy, and serve …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

They shall spend their days in prosperity. —It is, perhaps, no easier to reconcile this teaching of Elihu’s with the actu…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

If they obey and serve [him]
That is, God, to whom so many things are ascribed in the preceding verses; and who only is to be o…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Elihu here shows that God acts as righteous Governor. He is always ready to defend those who are injured. If our eye is always toward God in duty, …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Elihu wanted to argue against two points he found in Job's words: first, Job's claim that he was righteous, and second, his accusation that God's j…

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