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Let his own eyes see his destruction. Let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
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Job's Rhetorical Argument
Commentators unanimously explain that Job is not stating his own belief here. Instead, he is sarcastically summarizing his friends' argument: that the wicked should personally witness their own downfall and suffer God's wrath immediately. Job uses this as a setup to then argue that this is often not what happens in reality.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
His eyes shall see his destruction - That is, his own eyes will see his destruction, or the calamities that will come upon him. Tha…
19th Century
Anglican
His eyes shall see his destruction. —This may be understood as the continuation of Job’s suggested amendment of the Divine government: “Hi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
His eyes shall see his destruction Or "should see his destruction" F2 ; calamities coming upon himself an…
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Job had described the prosperity of wicked people; in these verses he opposes this to what his friends had maintained about their certain ruin in t…
13th Century
Catholic
In the previous chapter, Zophar had already conceded, at least in part, to Job's opinion. He had affirmed that sins were punished after death, alth…