Bible Commentary

Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired. 20. quietness in his belly ] Rather as above. The belly is the seat of appetite; the words mean, because he felt and displayed a restless insatiable greediness. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Surely … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 20:20”

Because he hath oppressed [and] hath forsaken the poor; [because] he hath violently taken away a house which he built not; 19. and hath forsaken ] Abandoned them, after oppressing them, to their destitution. Thus, though joining house to house (Isa 5:8) and dispossessing the poor, the houses which he robs he shall not build … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 20:19”

That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow [it] down: according to [his] substance [shall] the restitution [be], and he shall not rejoice [therein]. 18. That which he laboured for ] i. e. that which he has acquired the fruit of his labour; this he shall restore and shall not swallow … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 20:18”

He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter. 17. the floods, the brooks of honey ] The marg. the streaming brooks is unnecessary. The words “honey and butter” apply both to “floods” (streams) and brooks. The figure is common for fulness of blessings. Cf. Exo 3:8, “A land flowing … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 20:17”

He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper’s tongue shall slay him. 16. A slight change of the figure. The meaning is: that which he sucks shall prove the poison of asps. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges He shall suck the poison of asps – That which he swallowed as pleasant … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 20:16”

He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly. 15. The same general figure of a delightful food particularized. The ill-gotten riches which he amassed do not abide with him; the wealth that he swallowed up he must disgorge. The figure is perhaps that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 20:15”

[Yet] his meat in his bowels is turned, [it is] the gall of asps within him. 14. is turned ] i. e. is changed, it becomes the poison of asps in his belly. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Yet his meat – His food. In his bowels is turned – That is, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 20:14”

[Though] he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth: 13. forsake it not ] i. e. do not let it go do not swallow it. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Though he spare it – That is, though he retains it long in his mouth, that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 20:13”

Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, [though] he hide it under his tongue; 12. Sin is spoken of under the figure of a dainty which tickles the palate, and which one retains and turns in his mouth with delight. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 12 22. His sin changes into his … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 20:12”

His bones are full [of the sin] of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust. 11. full of the sin of his youth ] Rather, his bones axe full of his youth, but it shall lie down, &c.; in the midst of his years, when his bones are full of his … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 20:11”