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"Behold, I know your thoughts, The devices with which you would wrong me.
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Perceiving Unspoken Judgment
Job declares he can see past his friends' words to their inner thoughts and judgments. Commentators explain that Job discerned from their expressions and demeanor that they remained unconvinced and were mentally crafting arguments to prove he was a wicked man, despite his detailed defense.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Behold, I know your thoughts—That is, “I see that you are not satisfied, and that you are still disposed to maintain your former position. Y…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Behold, I know your thoughts God only truly, really, and in fact, knows the thoughts of men; this is his peculiar pr…
Job opposes the opinion of his friends that the wicked are sure to fall into visible and remarkable ruin, and none but the wicked; upon which princ…
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13th Century
Catholic
Since Job had previously established that evil men sometimes experience prosperity and at other times adversity in this life, which causes doubt, h…
