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He disappointeth the devices of the crafty—He foils them in their schemes, or makes their plans vain. This too was the result of cl…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
19th Century
Anglican
19th Century
So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. —Or, so that their hands can do nothing that is sound or of worth, can ac…
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty
Or, "it disappointeth"; that is, the rain, as some Jewish commentators
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
Eliphaz reminds Job that no affliction comes by chance, nor is it to be attributed to secondary causes. The occurrence of prosperity and adversity …
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
Eliphaz proposed that everything that happens on earth has a specific cause. He proved this by observing that natural things appear to be directed …
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes