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His underparts are [like] sharp potsherds: He spreadeth [as it were] a threshing-wain upon the mire.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Sharp stones are under him - Margin, as in Hebrew, “pieces of pot sherd.” The Hebrew word (חדוד chaddûd), means “…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

(30) He spreads sharp pointed things upon the mire. —Some render, “He spreads, as it were, a threshing sledg…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Sharp stones [are] under him
And yet give him no pain nor uneasiness;

he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The description of the Leviathan is further to convince Job of his own weakness and of God's almighty power. Whether this Leviathan is a whale or a…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

After describing the structure of Leviathan, the Lord next describes its powerful actions. Just as He first described the arrangement of its head a…

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