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The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covereth the faces of the judges thereof: If [it be] not [he], who then is it?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The earth is given into the hand of the wicked - This is evidently designed as an illustration of the sentiment that Job was maintaining -…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The earth is given into the hands of the wicked
Either the wicked one, Satan, as Jarchi and Bar Tzemach, who is the …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Job touches briefly upon the main point now in dispute. His friends maintained that those who are righteous and good always prosper in this world, …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

After ble ed Job has shown that it is not his intention to argue with God, he proposes the principal i ue in dispute between him and his adversarie…

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