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God's Meticulous Gaze
Job's question is rhetorical, affirming God's total omniscience. Commentators emphasize that God doesn't just see our general 'ways' but also 'numbers all my steps.' This means nothing escapes His notice, from our major life decisions to our smallest actions and even, as one scholar notes, the 'thoughts and intents of the heart.'
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Albert Barnes
On Job 31:4
18th Century
Theologian
Doth he not see my ways? - This either means that God was a witness of all that he did - his thoughts, words, and deeds, and would…
Charles Ellicott
On Job 31:4
19th Century
Bishop
Does not he. —The “He” is emphatic, obviously meaning God. His appeal is to the All-seeing knowledge of God, whom nothing…
John Gill
On Job 31:4
17th Century
Pastor
Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps ?
That is, God, who is above, and the Almighty that dwells on high; …
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Matthew Henry
On Job 31:1–8
17th Century
Minister
Job did not speak the things here recorded by way of boasting, but in answer to the charge of hypocrisy. He understood the spiritual nature of God'…