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Those who dwell in my house, and my maids, count me for a stranger. I am an alien in their sight.
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The Pain of Household Betrayal
Commentators explain that the people who turned on Job were not just neighbors, but dependents, guests, and servants living under his own roof. This included those who relied on his hospitality and protection. Their treatment of him as a 'stranger' and an 'alien' highlights the profound ingratitude and deep social isolation Job experienced, even within his own home.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They that dwell in my house - The trials came to his very dwelling and produced a sad estrangement there. The word used here גרי
19th Century
Baptist
What a long way a child of God may be permitted to go in trouble! Ah, brothers and sisters! We do not know how those, who are most dear to God's he…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They that dwell in my house Not his neighbours, as the Septuagint; for though they dwelt near his house, they did not dwell in…
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How sorrowful are Job's complaints! What is the fire of hell but the wrath of God? Seared consciences will feel it in the afterlife, but do not fea…
13th Century
Catholic
In the previous discourse, it seems Bildad intended two things. First, he intended to refute Job for his stupidity, pride, and anger ([Reference Jo…