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Those who come after shall be astonished at his day, As those who went before were frightened.
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A Shocking Downfall
Commentators agree that this verse describes the downfall of the wicked as being so sudden and complete that it becomes a public spectacle. 'His day' refers to his day of doom. His ruin is meant to serve as a shocking warning and a monument to all who witness it, demonstrating the severe consequences of a life of sin.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Those who come after him - Future ages; those who may hear of his history and of the manner in which he was cut off from life. The passage h…
19th Century
Anglican
Shall be astonied at his day. —That is, his doom, or destiny. He will stand forth as a warning and monument to all.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They that come after [him] shall be astonished at his day , &c.] At the day of his calamity and distress, ruin and destruction…
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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 …
