"Call now; is there any who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Call now - The expressions used here, as Noyes has well observed, seem to be derived from the law, where the word “call” denotes th…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Call now.— The speaker now becomes more personal and direct in his tone and bearing. He insinuates that Job is “unwise” a…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Call now, if there be any that will answer you
That is, call upon God, which, if seriously, and not ironically spoken…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Eliphaz here calls upon Job to answer his arguments. Were any of the saints or servants of God visited with such Divine judgments as Job, or did th…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Recalling the revelation made to him—which included that men dwell in houses of clay whose foundation is in the dust and die eaten as by a moth…

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