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My days are swifter than a weaver`s shuttle, And are spent without hope.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle - That is, they are short and few. He does not here refer so much to the rapidity with …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

His spirits are sunk so low that he had no hope at all left—at least, there was none apparent just then. O you poor, tried children of God, I besee…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle
Which moves very swiftly, being thrown quick and fast to and fro; some v…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Job here excuses what he could not justify: his desire for death. Observe man's present place: he is on earth. He is still on earth, not in hell. I…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

The blessed Job has previously demonstrated that the comfort Eliphaz offered, which promised happiness in this earthly life, was unsuitable. He fir…

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