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But he saves from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
But he saves the poor from the sword - He shows himself to be the friend and protector of the defenseless. The phrase “from the…
19th Century
Anglican
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 …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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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Eliphaz reminds Job that no affliction comes by chance, nor is it to be attributed to secondary causes. The occurrence of prosperity and adversity …
13th Century
Catholic
Eliphaz proposed that everything that happens on earth has a specific cause. He proved this by observing that natural things appear to be directed …
