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When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath on him. It will rain on him while he is eating.
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Judgment at the Peak of Plenty
Commentators explain that Zophar paints a picture of ironic and sudden judgment. Just as the wicked person is about to enjoy the peak of their prosperity and pleasure ('fill his belly'), God intervenes. Instead of being filled with food, they are filled with the fury of God's wrath, which is 'rained' down upon them unexpectedly and violently.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
When he is about to fill his belly - Or rather, there shall be enough to fill his belly. But what kind of food it…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[When] he is about to fill his belly Either in a literal sense, when he is about to take an ordinary meal to satisfy…
Zophar, having described the troubles that attend wicked practices, shows their ruin from God's wrath. There is no defense against this, except in …
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13th Century
Catholic
Since the author had said (in verse 11) that the bones of the evil person must be filled with the sins of their youth, so that they are punished af…
