4He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?
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And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.
He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-4)Bildad here shoots his arrows, even bitter words, against poor Job, little thinking that, though he was a wise and good man, in this instance he was serving Satan’s design in adding to Job’s affliction. I. He charges him with idle endless talk, as Eliphaz had done ( Job 15:2 , 3 ): How long will it be ere you make an end of words ? Job 18:2. Here he reflects, not only upon Job himself, but either…
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