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For it is a fire that consumes to destruction, And would root out all my increase.
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The All-Consuming Fire of Lust
All commentators agree that Job describes lust as a 'fire' because of its uniquely destructive nature. Albert Barnes emphasizes that it's a vice that 'pours desolation through the soul,' corrupting a person's morals and character from the inside out. It's not a contained sin, but a blaze that consumes all that is good.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For it is a fire that consumes to destruction - This may mean that such an offence would be a crime that would provoke God to send destructi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For it [is] a fire [that] consumes to destruction Referring either to the nature of the sin of uncleanness; it is in…
All the defilements of life come from a deceived heart. Lust is a fire in the soul: those who indulge it are said to burn. It consumes all that is …
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13th Century
Catholic
After Job recounted his former prosperity (Job 29) and his subsequent hardship (Job 30), he now demonstrates his innocence …
