“May the day on which I was to be born perish, As well as the night which said, ‘A boy is conceived.’

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Let the day perish – “Perish the day! Oh, that there had never been such a day! Let it be blotted from the memory of man!” There is somethin…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Let the day perish in which I was born
Here begins Job's form of cursing his day, and which explains what is meant b…

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 passions. The Stoics said that there was no place for sorrow in the…