17What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
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But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; …
Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 17-21)Job here reasons with God, I. Concerning his dealings with man in general ( Job 7:17 , 18 ): What is man, that thou shouldst magnify him ? This may be looked upon either, 1. As a passionate reflection upon the proceedings of divine justice; as if the great God did diminish and disparage himself in contending with man. “Great men think it below them to take cognizance of those who are much their in…
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