Albert Barnes Commentary Job 16:14

Albert Barnes Commentary

Job 16:14

1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes Commentary

Job 16:14

1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"He breaketh me with breach upon breach; He runneth upon me like a giant." — Job 16:14 (ASV)

He breaks me - He crushes me.

With breach upon breach - He renews and repeats the attack, and thus completely overwhelms me. One blow follows another in such quick succession, that he does not give me time to recover.

He runs upon me like a giant - With great and irresistible force - as some strong and mighty warrior whom his adversary cannot resist. The Hebrew is גבור gı̂bbôr - “a mighty one.” Septuagint, “The mighty - δυνάμενοι dunamenoi - run upon me.” Vulgate, “gigas” - a giant.