He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, And opens their ear in oppression.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

He delivereth the poor in his affliction - Margin, “or afflicted.” This agrees better with the usual meaning of the Hebrew word (עני

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

He delivers the poor in his affliction. —The point of Elihu’s discourse is rather that He delivers the afflicted by his a…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

He delivereth the poor in his affliction The righteous or godly poor; who are not only poor in worldly things, but poor in spirit; …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Elihu shows that Job caused the continuation of his own trouble. He cautions him not to persist in obstinacy. Even good people need to be kept to t…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Elihu wanted to argue against two points he found in Job's words: first, Job's claim that he was righteous, and second, his accusation that God's j…

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