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Woe to him who says to a father, "What have you become the father of?" or to a woman, "With what do you travail?"
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The Folly of Questioning God
Commentators explain that this verse uses a powerful analogy. Just as it would be absurd and disrespectful for a child to complain to their parents about the circumstances of their own birth, it is even more foolish for humans to question God, their ultimate Creator. The verse highlights the audacity of challenging God's sovereign plans and purposes for our lives.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Wo unto him that saith unto his father ... - It is wicked and foolish for a son to complain of his father or mother in regard to hi…
19th Century
Anglican
Woe unto him ... — The implied argument is that men accept the accident of birth without questioning father or mother concerning what lay …
Baptist
Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let r…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Woe to him that says to his father, what you beget ? &c.] That quarrels with him, and complains of him, because he was no…
There is no God besides Jehovah. Nothing is done without Him. He makes peace, which here signifies all good; and He creates evil (not the evil of s…
