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He shall not depart out of darkness; The flame shall dry up his branches, By the breath of God`s mouth shall he go away.
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The Withering Tree
Commentators explain that Eliphaz uses powerful natural imagery to describe the wicked person's fate. They are like a once-flourishing tree whose branches, representing family and prosperity, are scorched by a 'flame.' This person cannot escape the 'darkness' of calamity, illustrating a complete and inescapable ruin.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He shall not depart out of darkness - He shall not escape from calamity; see Job 15:22. He shall not be able to rise again, but shall be con…
19th Century
Anglican
He shall not depart out of darkness. —See Job 15:22. By the breath of his mouth shall he go away. What this mean…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He shall not depart out of darkness Out of the darkness of poverty, calamity, and distress he comes into, and, indee…
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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 shows the anxieties and fear the wicked man suffers even in a state of prosperity, he now speaks about the bitter things that consume…
