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Where then is my hope? As for my hope, who shall see it?
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Earthly vs. Eternal Hope
Commentators clarify that Job is not abandoning his spiritual hope in God. Rather, he is rejecting the specific, worldly hope his friends offer—that he will be restored to health and prosperity on earth. He sees no evidence for this earthly hope and declares it lost, distinguishing it from the enduring hope of eternal life.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And where is now my hope? — What hope have I of life? What possibility is there of my escape from death?
Who shall see it?…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And where [is] now my hope ? &c.] Not the grace of hope, which was in his heart; and though it might sometimes be lo…
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…
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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…
