If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain; 38. The literal meaning of the figurative expressions in this verse is given in Job 31:39. The land, unjustly seized, is supposed to cry out to heaven against the cruelty and wrong done its true owner from whom it had been robbed … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:38”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:37
I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him. 37. the number of my steps ] i. e. every act of my life. as a prince ] In the consciousness and pride of true nobility; with the confident step and erect bearing of one who … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:37”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:36
Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, [and] bind it [as] a crown to me. 36. upon my shoulder ] If Job but possessed the Almighty’s indictment against him he would not hide it as a thing that caused him shame, he would bear it in triumph before the world as that which was … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:36”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:35
Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire [is, that] the Almighty would answer me, and [that] mine adversary had written a book. 35. The words “one that would hear me,” though spoken generally, refer of course to God. It is He that Job desires to hear him. In the third clause he names … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:35”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:34
Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, [and] went not out of the door? 34. a great multitude ] i. e. the general mass, or the assembly, of the people. contempt of families ] i. e. the great clans or tribes. The verse gives … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:34”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:33
If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom: 33 34. The verses should probably be read, 33. If I have covered my transgressions like men, Hiding mine iniquity in my bosom, 34. Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of the families terrified me, So that I … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:33”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:32
The stranger did not lodge in the street: [but] I opened my doors to the traveler. 32. to the traveller ] The word might mean to the way, the street; the general sense is the same. The verse confirms Job’s universal hospitality and liberality. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The stranger did … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:32”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:31
If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied. 31. The verse appears to mean, If the men of my tent have not said, Would that we could find any not filled with his flesh! The men of his tent are of course his servants. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:31”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:30
Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul. 30. The verse, which is parenthetical, reads, (Yea, I suffered not my mouth to sin, To ask, with a curse, his life). He was so far from rejoicing in the evil that befell his enemy that he had never permitted … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:30”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:29
If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him: 29. at the destruction ] Or, at the misfortune, ch. Job 12:5. lift up myself ] Or, exalted. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:29”