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And my heart has been secretly enticed, My hand threw a kiss from my mouth:
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The Kiss of Worship
Commentators explain that 'kissing the hand' was a common act of worship in the ancient world. When an object of worship, like the sun or moon, was too distant to touch, a person would kiss their own hand as a gesture of reverence. Job is denying he ever performed even this subtle, non-verbal act of idolatry.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And my heart has been secretly enticed—that is, away from God, or led into sin.
Or my mouth has kissed my hand—Margin, "my han…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And mine heart has been secretly enticed Drawn away by beholding the magnitude of these bodies, the swiftness of the…
Job protests:
That he never set his heart upon the wealth of this world. How few prosperous believers can appeal to the Lord, that …
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13th Century
Catholic
After Job defended himself against charges of injustice (Job 31:5) and lack of mercy (Job 31:16), he now declares himself i…