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For now you are nothing. You see a terror, and are afraid.
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Friends Like a Dry Riverbed
Commentators unanimously agree that Job is comparing his friends to the dried-up riverbeds from the previous verses. Just as a desert brook promises life-giving water but vanishes in the heat, Job's friends appeared to offer comfort but became 'nothing' when faced with the reality of his suffering.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For now you are as nothing - Margin, “or, You are like to it, or them.” In the margin also the word “nothing” is rendered “not.” This variet…
19th Century
Anglican
For now you are nothing. — "Surely now you have become like it," that is, that ravine; or, according to another …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For now you are nothing Once they seemed to be something to him; he thought them men wise, good, and religious, kind, bountifu…
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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…
