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They meet with darkness in the day-time, And grope at noonday as in the night.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

They meet with darkness in the daytime - Margin, “run into;” compare the notes at (Isaiah 59:10). The sense is that where there …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Darkness in the daytime. —This is possibly an allusion to the Egyptian plague of darkness that may be felt ([Reference Ex…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

They meet with darkness in the daytime
Which may denote their infatuation in things the most plain and clear, and wh…

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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