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My disobedience is sealed up in a bag. You fasten up my iniquity.
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Sins in a Sealed Bag
Commentators explain that Job uses the powerful image of sealing valuables in a bag to describe how God handles his sins. In ancient times, items like money or legal documents were placed in a bag and sealed to ensure they were secure and their contents accounted for. Job feels God is meticulously collecting, counting, and preserving every one of his transgressions, ensuring none are forgotten for a future judgment.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
My transgression is sealed up - The verb rendered "sealed up" (חתם châtham) means to seal, to close, or to shut up (see th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
My transgression [is] sealed up in a bag Denoting either the concealment of it, as in (Hosea 13:12); not…
Job's faith and hope spoke, and grace appeared to revive; but depravity again prevailed. He represents God as carrying matters to an extreme agains…
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13th Century
Catholic
After showing what can be concluded about human resurrection from things apparent to the senses, Job now presents his own opinion on the matter. It…