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Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept silence, and didn`t go out of the door--
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A Statement or a Curse?
Commentators are divided on this verse. One view is that Job is declaring his innocence, stating he never let fear of public opinion stop him from doing right. However, many scholars (like Barnes and Gill) argue it's a self-curse. In this view, Job is saying, "If I have hidden my sin, then let me be terrified by the multitude and confined to my home as a just punishment." This interpretation connects the verse directly to the potential sin of hypocrisy in verse 33.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Did I fear a great multitude - Our translators have rendered this as if Job meant to say that he had not been deterred from doing w…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Did I fear a great multitude ? &c.] No, they did not deter him from confessing his sin in the most public manner, wh…
Job clears himself from the charge of hypocrisy. We are reluctant to confess our faults, willing to excuse them, and to lay the blame upon others. …
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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…
