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The light shall be dark in his tent, His lamp above him shall be put out.
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The Symbol of the Extinguished Lamp
Commentators like Albert Barnes explain that in ancient Eastern cultures, a lamp was kept burning all night as a sign of life, comfort, and prosperity. Even the poorest families would prioritize their lamp over food. Therefore, an extinguished lamp was a powerful and universally understood symbol of utter desolation and the complete destruction of one's hopes and future.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And his candle - The marginal note indicates 'lamp.' The reference is to a lamp that was suspended from the ceiling. The Arabians are fond o…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The light shall the dark in his tabernacle Not the light of the eye, in the tabernacle of his body, rather the light…
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…
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13th Century
Catholic
Since Bildad the Shuhite could not grasp what blessed Job meant, he assumed that what he himself did not understand was spoken without basis. At th…
