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The Poetry of Despair
Job doesn't just express sadness; he unleashes a torrent of powerful poetic curses against his birthday. Commentators explain he piles up images of the deepest darkness imaginable: the 'shadow of death,' a permanent storm cloud, and terrifying, unnatural blackness like an eclipse. This intense language reveals the profound depth of his suffering and despair.
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Albert Barnes
On Job 3:5
18th Century
Theologian
Let darkness and the shadow of death - The Hebrew word צלמות tsalmâveth is exceedingly musical and poetical. It is derived…
Charles Ellicott
On Job 3:5
19th Century
Bishop
Stain. — Literally, redeem — i.e., claim as their rightful inheritance. This other meaning is also present in th…
John Gill
On Job 3:5
17th Century
Pastor
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it
Let there be such darkness on it as on persons when dying, or in the s…
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Matthew Henry
On Job 3:1–10
17th Century
Minister
For seven days Job's friends sat by him in silence, without offering consolation: at the same time Satan assaulted his mind to shake his confidence…