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He shall have neither son nor grandson among his people, Nor any remaining where he sojourned.
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A Painful, Personal Attack
Commentators explain that Bildad's statement about the wicked having no descendants is not just a general proverb; it's a direct and cruel jab at Job, who has just lost all his children. Albert Barnes notes that Bildad intended for Job to apply this to himself, using his personal tragedy as evidence of his sin.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He shall neither have son ...- All his family shall be cut off. He shall have no one to perpetuate his name or remembrance. All thi…
19th Century
Anglican
He shall have neither son nor nephew. — “He shall have neither his own son’s son among his people, nor any remaining, where he sojourned.”…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people Neither son, nor son's son, or grandson; so the Targum, Jarchi…
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Bildad describes the destruction wicked people are reserved for in the next world, and which, to some extent, often overtakes them in this world. T…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, Bildad had described the punishments of sinners found in external adversities, but here he begins to address the punishments affecting …
