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He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver.
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The Great Reversal
Commentators agree that this verse illustrates a principle of divine justice. The wicked may work hard to accumulate wealth, symbolized by fine clothing and silver, but they will not be the ones to ultimately enjoy it. Through God's providence, these riches are transferred to the righteous and innocent, who will possess and use them.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The just shall put it on. The righteous shall wear it. It shall pass out of the hands of him who prepared it, into the hands of oth…
19th Century
Baptist
He buildeth his house as a moth, which makes its home in the cloth, but the servant's brush knocks it all out and destroys the moth's chil…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He may prepare [it] Raiment; beginning with that first which was mentioned last, which is frequent in the Hebrew and…
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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…
