(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as [with] a father, and I have guided her from my mother’s womb;) 18. he was brought up with me ] Rather, he (the fatherless) grew up with me. Job probably did not achieve his greatness, he was born to it. And possibly he inherited … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:18”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:17
Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; Or have eaten my morsel myself alone – If I have not imparted what I had though ever so small, to others. This was in accordance with the Oriental laws of hospitality. It is regarded as a fixed law among the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:17”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:16
If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; 16. eyes of the widow to fail ] i. e. with looking in vain for help, Psa 69:3. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges If I have withheld the poor from their desire – … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:16”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:15
Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb? Did not he that made me in the womb make him? – Had we not one and the same Creator, and have we not consequently the same nature? We may observe in regard to this … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:15”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:14
What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him? 14. when God riseth up ] i. e. to judge, as the expression “visiteth” in the next clause suggests. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges What then shall I do when God riseth up? – … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:14”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:13
If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; 13. Job refers to what he might have done in his high position; he might have “despised” or slighted the cause of his servants when they had ground of complaint against him. He treated them not as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:13”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:12
For it [is] a fire [that] consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase. 12. to destruction ] Heb. abaddon, i. e. Sheol or Death, as a place, ch. Job 26:6, Job 28:22. As to the complete ruin which this sin entailed comp. the passage Pro 6:24-35, particularly the last verses; see also … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:12”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:11
For this [is] a heinous crime; yea, it [is] an iniquity [to be punished by] the judges. 11. a heinous crime ] Or, an enormity, Hos 6:9 marg.; cf. Lev 18:17. Adultery was a capital crime in Israel, Deu 22:22; Joh 8:5. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges For this is an heinous … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:11”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:10
[Then] let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her. 10. To “grind unto another,” i. e. at the mill, is to be the slave of another, Isa 47:2. The slave was at the same time usually the concubine of her master, and the curse means, Let my wife be the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:10”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:9
If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or [if] I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door; 9 12. The grossest sensual sin, adultery. heart have been deceived ] Or, befooled, infatuated. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges If mine heart have been deceived by a woman – If I have … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 31:9”