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My eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. All my members are as a shadow.
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The Physical Toll of Grief
Commentators explain that Job's suffering is so profound it has manifested physically. His statement that his 'eye also is dim' is understood to be from constant weeping, which has literally weakened his eyesight. This illustrates the deep, tangible connection between immense emotional sorrow and the body's physical decay.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Mine eye is dim by reason of sorrow - Schultens supposes that this refers to his external appearance in general, as being worn down…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow Through excessive weeping, and the abundance of tears he shed, so that he h…
Job reflects on the harsh censures his friends had passed on him, and, looking on himself as a dying man, he appeals to God. Our time is ending; it…
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13th Century
Catholic
Job had previously shown the great number of his afflictions (Job 16:14), the humiliation of his mind (Job 16:16), his inno…