Bible Commentary

They that come after [him] shall be astonished at his day, as they that went before were frightened. 20. They that come after him ] The word “him” must be omitted; the expression refers to the later generations of men, as they that went before does to the earlier, those nearer the sinner’s day, but, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 18:20”

He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings. 19. son nor nephew ] i. e. son nor grandson. So the word nephew (Lat nepos, through Fr. neveu) means in the English of the time O thou most auncient grandmother of all, Why suffredst thou thy nephews dear … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 18:19”

He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world. 18. He shall be driven ] lit. they shall drive (or, they drive) him. The subject is mankind, men; and the sinner himself is referred to, hardly, his name ( Job 18:17). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 18 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 18:18”

His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street. 17. perish from the earth ] Rather, from the land. in the street ] Rather, on the face of the earth. The word means the outlying places (marg. to ch. Job 5:10), as opposed to the cultivated land, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 18:17”

His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off. 16. shall his branch be cut off ] Rather, his branches shall wither, see on ch. Job 14:2. The tree is not a figure for the sinner as a single person, but as the centre of a family, widely ramified … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 18:16”

It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because [it is] none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. 15. The sense probably is, There shall dwell in his tent they that are not his, Brimstone shall be showered upon his habitation. So Conant excellently. The two clauses of the verse are not to be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 18:15”

His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors. 14. The meaning is, He shall be plucked out of his tent wherein he trusted, And he shall be brought to the king of terrors. In the phrase “his tent wherein he trusted” Bildad goes back … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 18:14”

It shall devour the strength of his skin: [even] the firstborn of death shall devour his strength. 13. The verse reads, It shall devour the members of his body, Even the firstborn of death shall devour his members. The subject it in clause one is the “firstborn of death” in clause two; cf. a similar … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 18:13”

His strength shall be hunger-bitten, and destruction [shall be] ready at his side. 12. hunger-bitten ] A word formed like “frost-bitten,” “cankerbit” (Lear, 5.3). The word literally means “hungry,” and the figure expresses the idea that his strength shall diminish and become feeble, as one does that is famished; cf. a similar strong figure, Joe … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 18:12”

Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet. 11. This verse does not seem to give a picture of the sinner’s conscience, but rather of his consciousness at last. The preceding verses described how he walked on snares unwitting that they were there; now he awakens to the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 18:11”