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"To him who is ready to faint, kindness should be shown from his friend; Even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
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Friendship's Sacred Duty
Commentators agree that Job's core message is a powerful call to action. When a person is afflicted, described as 'melting' or 'fainting' under trials, the primary duty of a friend is to show kindness and pity. This is not a passive feeling but an active sympathy. Job felt he received the opposite: harsh judgment when he most needed compassion.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
To him that is afflicted - Margin, “melteth.” The word here used (מס mâs) is from מסס mâsas…
19th Century
Anglican
But he forsakes the fear of the Almighty. —It is difficult to determine the precise relation of dependent clauses in an a…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
To him that is afflicted pity [should be showed] from his friend An "afflicted" man i…
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In his prosperity, Job formed great expectations from his friends, but now was disappointed. This he compares to the failing of brooks in summer. T…
13th Century
Catholic
In the preceding verses, Job had shown that while he felt pain and spoke from that pain, he did so rationally and was not carried away by his suffe…
