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He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

He disappointeth the devices of the crafty—He foils them in their schemes, or makes their plans vain. This too was the result of cl…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. —Or, so that their hands can do nothing that is sound or of worth, can ac…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

He disappointeth the devices of the crafty
Or, "it disappointeth"; that is, the rain, as some Jewish commentators

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Eliphaz reminds Job that no affliction comes by chance, nor is it to be attributed to secondary causes. The occurrence of prosperity and adversity …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Eliphaz proposed that everything that happens on earth has a specific cause. He proved this by observing that natural things appear to be directed …

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