Please receive the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in your heart.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth – Listen to His commands, and obey His precepts.

And lay up his words in…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The law from his mouth. —It would be highly interesting to know whether by this law (Torah), the Law, the Torah, was in a…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth
Not the law of Moses; for it is a question whether that was as yet, or …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The answer of Eliphaz wrongly implied that Job had previously not known God, and that prosperity in this life would follow his sincere conversion. …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

In the preceding words, Eliphaz seems to have charged Job with not believing that God has providence in human affairs. Now, as a consequence, he ap…

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