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But as for you all, come on now again; I shall not find a wise man among you.
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A Challenge to False Wisdom
Commentators see Job's words as a defiant challenge. He invites his friends to "come on now again" and renew their arguments, not because he expects a breakthrough, but to highlight their failure. He is confident that even if they try again, he "shall not find a wise man" among them, showing his firm conviction in his own integrity.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But as for you all, do you return - This may mean either “return to the debate;” or “return from your unjust and uncharitable opini…
19th Century
Anglican
But as for you all, do you return. —This is probably said with irony. “Come again and renew the argument between us; but I shall n…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But as for you all, do you return, and come now This is an address to his three friends, all and everyone of them, w…
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Job's friends had pretended to comfort him with the hope of his return to a prosperous estate; here he shows that those who draw their comforts fro…
13th Century
Catholic
After refuting Eliphaz's opinion, Job now gathers his previous points to demonstrate his thesis. First, he gets their attention by saying, "Therefo…
