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Yet he shall perish forever like his own dung, Those who have seen him shall say, `Where is he?`
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A Disgraceful End
Commentators explain that the comparison of the wicked person's end to "dung" is intentionally graphic. It signifies a final, shameful, and irreversible destruction. Just as dung is cast out and forgotten, the once-proud individual will perish in disgrace, their earthly glory rendered utterly worthless.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[Yet] he shall perish for ever like his own dung Not only in this world, but in the world to come, both in his outward substan…
Presbyterian
Zophar's discourse is about the certain misery of the wicked. The triumph of the wicked and the joy of the hypocrite are fleeting. The pleasures an…
13th Century
Catholic
After Zophar heard Job’s opinion about the hope of a future life, he seems to have acquiesced, contradicting nothing in his third response. Yet the…
