A noose is hidden for him in the ground, A trap for him in the way.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The snare is laid — All this language is taken from the methods of capturing wild animals, but it is not possible to designate with absolute…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The snare [is] laid for him in the ground
Or "hidden"


and a trap for him in the way

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Bildad describes the miserable condition of a wicked man; where there is much certain truth, if we consider that a sinful condition is a sad condit…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Since Bildad the Shuhite could not grasp what ble ed Job meant, he a umed that what he himself did not understand was spoken without basis. At the …

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