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He draws it forth, and it comes out of his body. Yes, the glittering point comes out of his liver. Terrors are on him.
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A Fatal, Final Blow
Commentators explain that Zophar uses graphic imagery of a weapon piercing the body and the gall (a vital organ) to illustrate the inescapable and fatal nature of God's judgment on the wicked. This isn't a survivable wound; it's a final, terrifying end that brings the terrors of death and judgment.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
It is drawn - Or rather, “he draws”—that is, he draws out the arrow that has been shot at him; or it may mean, as Professor Lee supposes, th…
19th Century
Anglican
Yes, terrors overtake him. —Even when he has escaped a second and a third calamity, terrors will still be upon him. This was all p…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
It is drawn, and comes out of the body That is, the arrow with which a wicked man is stricken through; either it is …
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Zophar, having described the troubles that attend wicked practices, shows their ruin from God's wrath. There is no defense against this, except in …
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…
