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Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been, As infants who never saw light.
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A Cry for Non-Existence
Commentators explain that Job's wish to be like an "untimely birth" or a stillborn infant is a powerful expression of his desire to have never existed. Faced with unbearable suffering, he sees non-existence as preferable to a life of such profound pain. This highlights the sheer depth of his anguish.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Or as a hidden untimely birth - As an abortion which is hidden or concealed; that is, which is soon removed from sight. So the Psalmist ([Re…
19th Century
Anglican
Untimely birth. —Another condition which would have relieved him from the experience of suffering.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Or as an hidden untimely birth Or "hid, as one born out of time", as Mr. Broughton reads it; the Septuagint use the …
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Job complained of those present at his birth for their tender attention to him. No creature comes into the world so helpless as man. God's power an…
13th Century
Catholic
After cursing the day of his birth and the night of his conception to show that he detested his life from its beginning, Job now shows that he also…
