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Then Job answered,
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An Appeal to God
Commentators note a significant shift here. Job effectively stops debating his friends and instead appeals his case directly to God. He desires to stand before the ultimate judge, confident that God, unlike his friends, will recognize his innocence. This marks a pivotal moment where Job seeks vindication from the highest authority.
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19th Century
Anglican
Then Job answered. —Job replies to the insinuations of Eliphaz with the earnest longing after God and the assertion of hi…
Baptist
Then Job answered and said, Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.
He could not express all his …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then Job answered and said . In reply to Eliphaz; for though he does not direct his discourse to him, nor take any n…
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Presbyterian
Job appeals from his friends to the just judgment of God. He wants to have his cause tried quickly. Blessed be God, we may know where to find Him. …
13th Century
Catholic
In his discourse, Eliphaz proposed two charges against Job (Job 27:5, 12): first, that he had been punished because of his very great e…
