So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

So that my soul - This means "so that I"; the soul is used here to represent the person himself.

Chooses strangling - Dr. …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

So that my soul maketh choice of strangling and death rather than a life like this. Literally, than these my bones,

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Were you ever in this terrible place, dear friend? Some of us have been there, and we have used the very language of Job; and yet, for all that, we…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

So that my soul chooses strangling
Not to strangle himself, as Ahithophel did, or to be strangled by others, this be…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Plain truths concerning the shortness and vanity of human life, and the certainty of death, do us good when we think and speak of them, applying th…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

After demonstrating through arguments that Eliphaz's consolation of earthly prosperity was inconsistent, Job now shows the same thing by arguing fo…

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