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I cry to you, and you do not answer me. I stand up, and you gaze at me.
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The Agony of Divine Silence
Commentators agree that Job's cry expresses the deep pain of feeling ignored by God. He is not just suffering physically; he is suffering spiritually from a perceived divine silence. Scholars like Albert Barnes note that Job's posture of 'standing up' was a common stance for prayer, emphasizing that even in his formal, persistent appeals, he felt completely disregarded by God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I cry to you, and you do not hear me - This was a complaint which Job often made, that he could not get the ear of God; that his pr…
19th Century
Anglican
You regard me not. —The Authorised Version understands that the negative of the first clause must be supplied in the seco…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I cry unto you, and you do not hear me Which added greatly to his affliction, that though he cried to the Lord for h…
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Job complains a great deal. Harbouring hard thoughts of God was the sin that, at this time, most easily beset Job. When inward temptations join wit…
13th Century
Catholic
After listing the many prosperous things he had enjoyed in the past, Job now lists the adversities he was suffering. He begins by showing that, in …
