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"For his eyes are on the ways of a man, He sees all his goings.
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God's All-Seeing Nature
All commentators agree that this verse is a powerful declaration of God's omniscience. His eyes are constantly upon every individual, seeing every step they take. As Albert Barnes notes, this means no one can escape His notice. This divine awareness is not passive or distant; it is an active, all-encompassing knowledge of every person's life.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For his eyes are upon the ways of man - None can escape from his notice; compare (Psalms 139:2–3).
19th Century
Anglican
His eyes are upon the ways of man. He is not only just and mighty, but He is also all-wise; He cannot therefore err.
Baptist
How gloriously is this great truth put! This Elihu was a man of real eloquence; what a weighty sentence is this! How worthy to be treasured up in t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For his eyes [are] upon the ways of man Which denotes the omniscience of God, which reaches to every man, to every i…
Elihu appeals directly to Job himself. Could he suppose that God was like those earthly princes, who hate right, who are unfit to rule, and prove t…
13th Century
Catholic
After accusing Job of wanting to dispute with God, Elihu begins to dispute two points he had already mentioned (Job 33:9–12; [Reference…
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