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Know now that God has subverted me, And has surrounded me with his net.
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God as the Source of Trial
Job makes a bold and central claim: his suffering is not the result of his own sin, but comes directly from God. Commentators explain that Job is directly refuting his friends' theology. He insists that God has "overthrown" him and trapped him in a "net," shifting the focus from his own actions to God's sovereign, though mysterious, will.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Know now that God - Understand the situation; and so that they could, he goes into an extended description of the calamities which …
19th Century
Anglican
Know now that God hath overthrown me. —Bildad had spoken a great deal about the wicked being snared by his own sin, and now Job, w…
Baptist
Job seems to say, "I did not bring this trouble upon myself; it is God who has laid it upon me. Be careful that, in reproaching me for my trouble, …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Know now that God has overthrown me He would have them take notice that all his afflictions were from the hand of Go…
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…
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