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For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, The poison whereof my spirit drinketh up: The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me – That is, it is not a light affliction that I endure. I am wounded in a manner which …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The poison whereof drinketh up my spirit. —Rather, the poison of which my spirit imbibes, the rendering of the Authorised…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me
Which are a reason proving the weight and heaviness of his affliction, …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Job still justifies himself in his complaints. In addition to outward troubles, the inner sense of God's wrath took away all his courage and resolu…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Eliphaz had clearly noted three things in Job’s lament: despair, because Job seemed to desire non-existence; impatience or excessive sorrow, becaus…

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