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When they lifted up their eyes from a distance, and didn`t recognize him, they raised their voices, and wept; and they each tore his robe, and sprinkled dust on their heads toward the sky.
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The Shock of Suffering
Commentators emphasize that Job's suffering was so extreme it made him physically unrecognizable to his closest friends. His appearance was drastically altered by his boils and shaved head. This visceral detail underscores the sheer depth and severity of his affliction, which prompted an immediate and powerful emotional response.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And when they lifted up their eyes afar off — “When they saw him at the distance at which they could formerly recognize him without…
19th Century
Anglican
And knew him not. —Compare the converse statement descriptive of the love of him who could recognize his lost son under a…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when they lifted up their eyes afar off Either when at some distance from Job's house, and he being without in t…
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The friends of Job seem noted for their rank, as well as for wisdom and piety. Much of the comfort of this life lies in friendship with the prudent…
13th Century
Catholic
When Satan had received the power, he proceeded to execute it. The text continues, “So Satan went forth from the face of the Lord and afflicted…
