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If it is true that I have erred, My error remains with myself.
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My Mistake, My Problem
Commentators explain that Job is setting a boundary. By saying, "Mine error remaineth with myself," he is essentially telling his friends, "If I'm wrong, that's my problem to bear, not yours." Albert Barnes calls this a reproof against their "meddlesome interference," highlighting that Job is willing to face the consequences of his own actions without their harsh judgment.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And be it indeed that I have erred - Admitting that I have erred, it is my own concern. You have a right to reproach and revile me …
19th Century
Baptist
"I have done you no harm. The error, if an error exists, is within my own self, for you cannot find anything in my life to charge me with." Happy i…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And be it indeed [that] I have erred Which is a concession for argument's sake, but not an acknowledgment that he ha…
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Job's friends blamed him as a wicked man because he was so afflicted; here he describes their unkindness, showing that what they condemned was capa…
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…