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But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

But he saves the poor from the sword - He shows himself to be the friend and protector of the defenseless. The phrase “from the…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

From the sword, from their mouth. — It is merely a fine point of grammar whether we consider the sword as issuing from their mouth, or as …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But he saveth the poor
Who are so in a literal sense, and whom the Lord saves with a temporal salvation; these being…

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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