John Gill Commentary


John Gill Commentary
"And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken." — Job 38:15 (ASV)
And from the wicked their light is withheld
Whose light is darkness, and whose day is the night, of which they are deprived when the morning light breaks forth; see (Job 24:17) ; it may be figuratively understood of the light of prosperity being removed from them, or the light of life, when they shall be sent into utter darkness;
and the high arm shall be broken ;
their power weakened and made useless; even the power of such wicked men who have had a large share of it, and have used it in a tyrannical manner; and especially this will be their case at death; see (Isaiah 14:10Isaiah 14:12) .