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The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him. All men shall draw after him, As there were innumerable before him.
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A Picture of Peaceful Death
Commentators explain that the phrase "the clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him" is a poetic figure of speech. It doesn't mean the deceased person feels anything, but rather that from an earthly perspective, they seem to have a peaceful and undisturbed rest. Job is arguing that, contrary to his friends' beliefs, the wicked often die peacefully and are laid to rest in honored places, seemingly free from trouble even in death.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him — That is, he shall lie as calmly as others in the grave. The language here is take…
19th Century
Anglican
That the wicked... —These verses contain the result of their experience.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him Where he lies interred, alluding to places of interment at the botto…
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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…
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…