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You also put my feet in the stocks, And mark all my paths. You set a bound to the soles of my feet:
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A Prisoner of God
Commentators explain that the "stocks" were a painful and restrictive instrument of punishment, locking a person's feet. Job uses this powerful image to express his feeling of being completely trapped and controlled by God. He feels his afflictions are a divine prison from which there is no escape, with God acting as a vigilant guard watching his every move.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
You put my feet also in the stocks - The word rendered “stocks” (סד sad), denotes the wooden frame or block in which a person's fee…
19th Century
Anglican
You put my feet also in the stocks. —This is illustrated by the language of the Psalms (Psalms 88:8;[Referenc…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You put my feet also in the stocks Which is one kind of punishment of offenders, and a preservation of them from mak…
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13th Century
Catholic
After correcting the reasoning of his friends, who tried to defend divine justice with lies, Job now proceeds to dismantle their false dogmas in th…
