This also [were] an iniquity [to be punished by] the judge: for I should have denied the God [that is] above. 28. Comp. Deu 4:19; Deu 17:3-7. Such adoration would have been a “denial” of, or a being false to, God, the one spiritual God, above. Much more than a thousand years later Mohammed has … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:28”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:27
And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: 27. or my mouth hath kissed my hand ] lit. and my hand hath kissed my mouth. The meaning is, if his hand touched his mouth “in order to wave the homage of the lips towards the object of adoration” (Con.). … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:27”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:26
If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking [in] brightness; If I beheld the sun when it shined – Margin, light. The Hebrew word ( ‘or) properly means light, but that it here means the sun is manifest from the connection, since the moon occurs in the parallel member of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:26”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:25
If I rejoiced because my wealth [was] great, and because mine hand had gotten much; If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great – That is, if I have rejoiced as if I might now confide in it, or put my trust in it. He had not found his principal joy in his property, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:25”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:24
If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence; 24 34. Repudiation of another class of secret sins, that would have dishonoured him: (1) secret joy in the possession of wealth that love of gain which is idolatry (Col 3:5), Job 31:24-25; (2) a momentary impulse … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:24”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:23
For destruction [from] God [was] a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure. 23. highness I could not endure ] Or, majesty I was powerless, lit. I was unable. The verse closes the whole passage Job 31:16-22, expressing the feeling by which Job’s conduct was regulated; his awe before … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:23”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:22
[Then] let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone. 22. The imprecation is closely connected in form with the preceding verse if I have lifted up mine hand, then let mine arm, &c. mine arm fall ] Or, my shoulder fall. from the bone ] Marg. the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:22”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:21
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate: 21. if I have lift up my hand ] i. e. to strike him down. The expression is figurative, meaning to oppress violently. I saw my help in the gate ] i. e. because he saw that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:21”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:20
If his loins have not blessed me, and [if] he were [not] warmed with the fleece of my sheep; If his loins have not blessed me – This is a personification by which the part of the body that had been clothed by the benevolence of Job, is supposed to speak and render him thanks. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:20”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:19
If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering; 19. seen any perish ] Rather, perishing, or ready to perish, ch. Job 29:13. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges If I have seen any perish … – He turns to another virtue of the same general class … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:19”