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The Friend's Flawed Logic
Commentators stress the word "Therefore" at the start of this verse. Eliphaz is making a direct, causal link between the sins he just accused Job of and the suffering Job is experiencing. As Matthew Henry notes, Eliphaz's only evidence for Job's sin is his suffering, a flawed and judgmental line of reasoning that the book of Job as a whole refutes.
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Albert Barnes
On Job 22:10
18th Century
Theologian
Therefore snares are round about you - “Snares” were used for catching wild animals and birds, and the word then came to denote any sudden c…
Charles Ellicott
On Job 22:10–11
19th Century
Bishop
Snares ... about you. —That is, Fear troubles you, or darkness, etc.
“If darkness and an abundance of waters cover…
John Gill
On Job 22:10
17th Century
Pastor
Therefore snares [are] round about thee
Not what occasion sin, draw into it, and issue in it, as inward corruptions,…
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Matthew Henry
On Job 22:5–14
17th Century
Minister
Eliphaz brought heavy charges against Job, without reason for his accusations, except that Job was afflicted as he supposed God always afflicted ev…