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Let them curse it who curse the day, Who are ready to rouse up leviathan.
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Invoking Ancient Curses
Commentators explain that Job is calling upon ancient sorcerers or enchanters—people believed to have the power to make a day unlucky. The phrase 'rouse up Leviathan' refers to their supposed ability to control even the most terrifying monsters. Job's desperate wish is for these powerful figures to use their ultimate curses to obliterate the night of his birth, showing the profound depth of his anguish.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Let them curse it who curse the day - This entire verse is exceedingly difficult, and many different expositions have been given of…
19th Century
Anglican
That curse the day —that is, let those who proclaim days unlucky or accursed curse that day as pre-eminently so; or let t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Let them curse it that curse the day Their own day, either their birthday, or any day on which evil befalls them; and now such…
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13th Century
Catholic
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