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Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure.
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Integrity, Not Perfection
Commentators stress that Job is not claiming to be sinless, which he has admitted elsewhere. Instead, he is defending his integrity against his friends' accusations. He asserts that his suffering is not a punishment for specific acts of violence, unjust gain, or hypocrisy. His claim is about his character and conduct, not a declaration of absolute perfection.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Not for any injustice ... - Still claiming that he does not deserve his sorrows, and that these calamities had not come upon him on…
19th Century
Anglican
Not for any injustice. —Literally, for no injustice, just as in Isaiah 53:9: because he had done no violence, sh…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Not for [any] injustice in my hands Came all those afflictions and calamities upon him, which occasioned so much sorrow, weepi…
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Job's condition was very deplorable; but he had the testimony of his conscience for him, that he never allowed himself in any gross sin. No one was…
13th Century
Catholic
Eliphaz had spoken harshly against Job in his answer, so Job begins his speech by accusing him of providing unfitting consolation. First, because h…
