If the scourge slay suddenly - If calamity comes in a sudden and unexpected manner. Dr. Good, following Reiske, translates this, "i…

The scourge slay suddenly. —Probably meaning that in the case of a hidden calamity overtaking an innocent man, He, God, w…

If the scourge slay suddenly
Not Satan, as Jarchi and Bar Tzemach; but any sore calamity which surrounds a man, lash…

Job touches briefly upon the main point now in dispute. His friends maintained that those who are righteous and good always prosper in this world, …

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 adversar…