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If I had called, and he had answered me, Yet would I not believe that he listened to my voice.
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God's Overwhelming Power
Commentators explain that Job feels the gap between himself and God is so immense that even if God answered his prayer, he couldn't believe it. His suffering makes God's power feel so distant and severe that a personal hearing seems impossible. This reflects a human feeling of being small before a sovereign God, especially during intense trials.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
If I had called, and he had answered me - It is remarked by Schultens that the expressions in these verses are all taken from court…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
If I had called, and he had answered me Mr. Broughton reads the words, "if I cry, will he answer me?" as if Job had …
Job is still righteous in his own eyes (Job 32:1), and his answer, though it sets forth the power and majesty of God, implies that the …
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13th Century
Catholic
Since the blessed Job wished to affirm that he did not desire to argue with God, he first showed the depth of God's wisdom in natural things by usi…
