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God Defends the Helpless
Commentators agree that this verse portrays God as an active defender of the vulnerable. He saves the needy not only from physical violence ('the hand of the mighty') but also from destructive slander and verbal attacks, which are described poetically as a 'sword of their mouth.' This reveals God's character as a protector of those who cannot defend themselves.
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Albert Barnes
On Job 5:15
18th Century
Theologian
But he saves the poor from the sword - He shows himself to be the friend and protector of the defenseless. The phrase “from the…
Charles Ellicott
On Job 5:15
19th Century
Bishop
From the sword, from their mouth. — It is merely a fine point of grammar whether we consider the sword as issuing from their mouth, or as …
John Gill
On Job 5:15
17th Century
Pastor
But he saveth the poor
Who are so in a literal sense, and whom the Lord saves with a temporal salvation; these being…
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Matthew Henry
On Job 5:6–16
17th Century
Minister
Eliphaz reminds Job that no affliction comes by chance, nor is it to be attributed to secondary causes. The occurrence of prosperity and adversity …