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The Symbolism of Fatness
Commentators explain that the "fatness" described here is not merely physical but symbolic. It represents a life of excessive luxury, self-indulgence, and material prosperity that leads a person to forget God and live in opposition to Him, thereby inviting divine judgment.
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Albert Barnes
On Job 15:27
18th Century
Theologian
Because he covers his face with his fatness - That is, he not only stretches out his hand against God (Job 15:25) and r…
John Gill
On Job 15:27
17th Century
Pastor
Because he covers his face with his fatness
He has no fear of God, nor shame for his sin; he blushes not to rise up …
Matthew Henry
On Job 15:17–35
17th Century
Minister
Eliphaz maintains that the wicked are certainly miserable, from which he would infer that the miserable are certainly wicked, and therefore that Jo…