"If I go east, he is not there; If west, I can`t find him;

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Behold, I go forward - The meaning of these verses is, I go in all directions, but I cannot find God. I am excluded from the trial …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

there the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge. Behold, I go forward, but he is not there;

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Behold, I go forward, but he [is] not [there]
Job here returns to what he has said before, (Job 23:3) ; …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Job knew that the Lord was everywhere present; but his mind was in such confusion that he could get no fixed view of God's merciful presence, so th…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

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…

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