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"If my heart has been enticed to a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor`s door;
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A Denial of Adultery
Commentators agree that Job is specifically disclaiming the sin of adultery. This includes both the internal desire, where the "heart hath been enticed," and the external, premeditated action of watching a "neighbor's door" for an opportunity when the husband is away.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
If mine heart have been deceived by a woman - If I have been enticed by her beauty. The word rendered “deceived,” פתה …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
If my heart has been deceived by a woman By another man's wife, by wantonly looking at her beauty, and so lusting af…
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 …
