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Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,
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God Finally Speaks
Commentators see this moment as the climax of the entire book. After the failure of human debate to resolve the issue, God Himself intervenes. He speaks directly and personally to Job, answering Job's own repeated desire for a divine hearing. This isn't a distant decree, but a personal confrontation from the Lord.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Then the Lord answered Job — This speech is addressed particularly to Job, not only because he is the principal personage referred to in the…
19th Century
Anglican
Then the Lord answered Job. —This chapter brings the grand climax and catastrophe of the poem. Unless all was to remain h…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind As soon as Elihu had done speaking, who saw the tempest rising, and …
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Job had silenced his friends but had not convinced them. Elihu had silenced Job but had not brought him to admit his guilt before God. It pleased t…
13th Century
Catholic
After the discussion about divine providence between Job and his friends, Eliud had taken it upon himself to resolve the matter, contradicting Job …
