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Behold, he breaks down, and it can`t be built again; He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
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God's Irreversible Power
Commentators explain that when God "breaketh down," the destruction is total and irreversible by human effort. They point to historical examples like the cities of Sodom and Tyre, which were destroyed and never rebuilt. This illustrates God's absolute power over the physical world, from great cities to the personal circumstances of individuals.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Behold, he breaks down - None can repair what he pulls down. Cities and towns he can devote to ruin by fire, or earthquake, or the pestilenc…
19th Century
Anglican
Behold, he breaketh down ... —God has equal power over the moral and physical world.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Behold, he breaks down, and it cannot be built again Which some restrain to the tower of Babel; but though the build…
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This is a noble discourse of Job concerning the wisdom, power, and sovereignty of God, in ordering all the affairs of humankind according to the co…
13th Century
Catholic
Job asserted above (verse 2) that what Zophar had said about the excellent greatness of God was evident to all people. Here, he intends to show tha…
