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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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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…
19th Century
Bishop
Snares ... about you. —That is, Fear troubles you, or darkness, etc.
“If darkness and an abundance of waters cover…
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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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…