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Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Shall mortal man - Or, shall feeble man. The idea of “mortal” is not necessarily implied in the word used here, אנושׁ 'ĕnôsh

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Shall mortal man be more just than God?—This is the burden, or refrain, upon which the friends of Job are continually har…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Shall mortal man be more just than God? etc.] Poor, weak, frail, dying man, and so sinful, as his mortality shows, which …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Eliphaz relates a vision. When we are communing with our own hearts and are still (Psalms 4:4), that is a time for the Holy Spirit to c…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Because Eliphaz believed that adversities in this life only happen to someone because of sin, he sought to accuse Job and his family of being subje…

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