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They are passed away as the swift ships - Margin, Ships of desire; or ships of Ebeh. Hebrew ××× ×× ×× 'onÄąĚyâhâŚ
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
19th Century
Anglican
19th Century
Swift ships. âWhat is meant by the swift ships, or ships of Desire, no one knows. Literally, ships of Eveh
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
They are passed away as the swift ships Those that are lightest built, and run swiftest. Bar Tzemach thinks such vessels âŚ
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
How little need we have of pastimes, and how great our need is to redeem time, when it runs so quickly toward eternity! How vain are the enjoymentsâŚ
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
After blessed Job has shown that it is not his intention to argue with God, he proposes the principal issue in dispute between him and his adversarâŚ
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes