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For he doesn`t need to consider a man further, That he should go before God in judgment.
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God's Just Limits
One prominent interpretation, championed by commentators like Spurgeon, is that God will not afflict a person beyond what is right. This serves as a deep comfort for believers in distress, assuring them that their suffering is measured by God's perfect justice and has a divine limit.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For He will not lay upon man more than right – Very different translations have been given of this verse. According to our common v…
19th Century
Anglican
For he will not lay upon man more than right — that is, so much that he should enter into judgment with God. This is probably the…
Baptist
For, if man were ill treated, and more were laid upon him than ought to be, he would have cause to enter into judgment with his Maker. But God will…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For he will not lay upon man more [than right]Neither in a way of duty, his law being holy, just, and good, not any …
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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