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Distress and anguish make him afraid; They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
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The King's Onslaught
Commentators explain that the phrase "as a king ready to the battle" paints a vivid picture. The distress and anguish that assail the wicked are not minor annoyances; they are an overwhelming, organized, and unstoppable force, like a powerful king leading his army into a battle you cannot win. This highlights the futility of resisting the consequences of sin.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
As a king ready to the battle - Fully prepared for a battle; whom it would be futile to attempt to resist. So mighty would be the c…
19th Century
Anglican
As a king ready to the battle. —Or, they prevail against him like a king: he is destined to be like a ball (), t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid Either his present troubles shall frighten him, they being so very dismal,…
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Eliphaz maintains that the wicked are certainly miserable, from which he would infer that the miserable are certainly wicked, and therefore that Jo…
13th Century
Catholic
After Eliphaz had censured Job for provoking God to an argument, which he thought amounted to a presumption of wisdom, he now censures him for a pr…