Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Let that day be darkness – Let it not be day; or, oh, that it had not been day, that the sun had not risen, and that it had been night.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Regard. —Literally, require, ask for, and so manifest care about. (Compare Deuteronomy 11:12.)

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Let that day be darkness
Not only dark, but darkness itself, extremely dark; and which is to be understood not figur…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

For seven days Job's friends sat by him in silence, without offering consolation: at the same time Satan assaulted his mind to shake his confidence…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

In Chapter 2, I explained that ancient philosophers held two opinions about the pa ions. The Stoics said that there was no place for sorrow in the …

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