21He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
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He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.
And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. …
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-25)This is a noble discourse of Job’s concerning the wisdom, power, and sovereignty of God, in ordering and disposing of all the affairs of the children of men, according to the counsel of his own will, which none dares gainsay or can resist. Take both him and them out of the controversy in which they were so warmly engaged, and they all spoke admirably well; but, in that , we sometimes scarcely know…
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