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"Oh that you would hide me in Sheol, That you would keep me secret, until your wrath is past, That you would appoint me a set time, and remember me!
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A Shelter from the Storm
Commentators explain that Job's plea to be hidden in "Sheol" (the grave or realm of the dead) is not a final death wish. Instead, he views it as a temporary shelter, a secret place to wait safely until the "storm" of God's perceived wrath passes over him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Oh that you would hide me in the grave; — compare the notes at (Job 3:11 and following). Hebrew “in Sheol” — ב־שׁאו…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And that you would hide me in the grave The house appointed for all living, which some understand by the "chambers" …
Though a tree is cut down, yet in a moist situation, shoots come forth and grow up as a newly planted tree. But when man is cut off by death, he is…
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13th Century
Catholic
After stating his opinion, Job proceeds to clarify it. First, he shows that as things appear in this life, man is in a worse condition than even we…
