7He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.
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Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.
There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.
For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw. …
Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-12)God here shows Job what little acquaintance he had with the untamed creatures that run wild in the deserts and live at large, but are the care of the divine Providence. As, I. The wild goats and the hinds . That which is taken notice of concerning them is the bringing forth and bringing up of their young ones. For, as every individual is fed, so every species of animals is preserved, by the care o…
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