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Yes, you would even cast lots for the fatherless, And make merchandise of your friend.
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The Cruelty of False Friends
Job accuses his friends of the ultimate betrayal. Commentators explain that he feels they are taking advantage of his profound vulnerability, a state he compares to being a helpless orphan. Instead of offering comfort, their words are like setting a trap or digging a pit, actively seeking to ensnare him. This verse is a powerful lament about the cruelty of friends who turn against you in your time of greatest need.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless - Job undoubtedly means that this should be applied to himself. He complains that they took advant…
19th Century
Anglican
Indeed, you overwhelm the fatherless. —Rather, probably, You would cast lots upon the fatherless, and make merchandise of your…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Yea, you overwhelm the fatherless Meaning himself; who was like a fatherless child, stripped of all his mercies, of his childr…
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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…
