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Their houses are safe from fear, Neither is the rod of God upon them.
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Job's Direct Rebuttal
Commentators emphasize that Job is directly contradicting his friends. While they argued the wicked live in constant fear and face swift punishment, Job observes the opposite: they often live in secure homes, free from anxiety and God's judgment. This challenges the simplistic 'you reap what you sow' theology his friends were promoting.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Their houses are safe from fear - Margin, “peace from.” The friends of Job had maintained just the contrary; see (Job 20:27–28);…
19th Century
Anglican
Their houses are safe from fear. —On the contrary, Zophar had just said that “a fire not blown should consume him” ([Refe…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Their houses [are] safe from fear Of enemies besetting them, entering into them, and pillaging and plundering them; …
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13th Century
Catholic
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