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If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword. His offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
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Sin's Generational Echo
Commentators agree that this verse illustrates a principle of generational consequences. Even if a wicked person seems to prosper with a large family, their sin creates a legacy of judgment. Their children are destined to face violence ("the sword") and poverty ("not satisfied with bread"), showing that the effects of evil can extend beyond a single lifetime.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword - That is, they will be slain in war. The first calamities mentioned here that w…
19th Century
Baptist
That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
If his children be multiplied As it is possible they may; this is one external blessing common to good men and bad m…
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Job's friends, on the same subject, spoke of the misery of wicked men before death as proportioned to their crimes; Job considered that if it were …
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, Job had successfully refuted the speech of Bildad, who had cited divine power against him as if Job were ignorant of its greatness. Whe…
