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Yea, ye would cast [lots] upon the fatherless, And make merchandise of your friend.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless - Job undoubtedly means that this should be applied to himself. He complains that they took advant…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Indeed, you overwhelm the fatherless. —Rather, probably, You would cast lots upon the fatherless, and make merchandise of your…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Yea, you overwhelm the fatherless
Meaning himself; who was like a fatherless child, stripped of all his mercies, of his childr…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

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…

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