Bible Commentary

Seeing his days [are] determined, the number of his months [are] with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; 5, 6. Man being of few days and full of trouble Job pleads that God would not load him with uncommon afflictions, but leave him oppressed with no more than those natural to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 14:5”

Who can bring a clean [thing] out of an unclean? not one. 4. The question of astonishment in Job 14:3 supported by reference to the universal sinfulness of man. The verse reads, Oh that a clean might come out of an unclean! There is not one. The phrase who will give (as margin) is a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 14:4”

And dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, and bringest me into judgment with thee? 3. A question of astonishment at the severity of God’s dealing with a creature of such weakness as man. “To open the eyes” is to look narrowly to, to watch in order to punish. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 14:3”

He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. 2. and is cut down ] Rather, and withereth, cf. similar figures Isa 40:6 seq.; Psa 37:2; Psa 90:6; Psa 103:15 seq. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges He cometh forth like a flower, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 14:2”

Man [that is] born of a woman [is] of few days, and full of trouble. Ch. Job 14:1. In the last verse of ch. 13. Job thought of himself as one of the race of men, and now he speaks of the characteristics of this race. born of a woman ] The offspring of one … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 14:1”

And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten. 28. And he as a rotten thing ] Or, one who as a rotten thing. Job no more speaks of himself in the first person, but in the third, because he thinks of himself as one of the human race in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 13:28”

Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet. 27. Thou puttest ] Rather, and puttest my feet in &c. The verse describes his afflictions under three figures, all denoting arrest, impossibility of movement or escape, and chastisement. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 13:27”

For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth. 26. for thou writest ] Or, that thou writest. To “write” is to prescribe, or ordain, Isa 10:1; Hos 8:12. makest me to possess ] Or, inherit. Job acknowledges sins of his youth, not of his riper manhood, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 13:26”

Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble? 25. Wilt thou break ] Or, Wilt thou affright, that is, chase. The “driven leaf” and the “dry stubble” are figures for that which is so light and unsubstantial that it is the sport of every wind of circumstance. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 13:25”

Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy? 24. Wherefore hidest thou thy face ] This does not mean, Wherefore dost thou refuse to answer me now? the reference is to God’s severity in afflicting him, as is shewn by the words “holdest me for thine enemy,” cf. ch. Job 19:5, Job … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 13:24”