21Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.
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If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity. …
He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me. …
Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net. …
Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-31)In this second part of Job’s complaint, which is very bitter, and has a great many sorrowful accents in it, we may observe a great deal that he complains of and some little that he comforts himself with. I. Here is much that he complains of. 1. In general, it was a day of great affliction and sorrow. (1.) Affliction seized him, and surprised him. It seized him (Job 30:16): The days of affliction h…
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