To him that is afflicted - Margin, “melteth.” The word here used (מס mâs) is from מסס mâsas…

But he forsakes the fear of the Almighty. —It is difficult to determine the precise relation of dependent clauses in an a…

To him that is afflicted pity [should be showed] from his
friend
An "afflicted" man i…

In his prosperity, Job formed great expectations from his friends, but now was disappointed. This he compares to the failing of brooks in summer. T…

In the preceding verses, Job had shown that while he felt pain and spoke from that pain, he did so rationally and was not carried away by his suffe…