“ Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night. ”
Terrors-take hold on him as waters - That is, as suddenly and violently as angry floods; compare the notes at Job 18:14 . A tempest stealeth him away - He is suddenly cut off by the wrath of...
Third Speech of Zophar. He once more reiterates, in spite of all Job has said, that the wicked shall perish. He bursts out Let mine enemy be as God's enemy. I can wish him no worse doom. In Job 27...
Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night. Terrors take hold on him as waters - They come upon him as an irresistible flood; and he is overwhelmed as by a tempest i...
Terrors take hold on him, &c.— See Proverbs 10:25 . The meaning of the high metaphors in these verses is, that he dieth, as most wicked men do, in the utmost terror, tumult, and confusion.
I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. These words are contrary to Job's previous sentiments (notes, Job 21:22-33 ; Job 24:22-25 ). They the...
Job's Eighth Speech (concluded) 1-6. Job protests that he is innocent. Job 27:1-6 are an enlargement of what Job had previously said ( Job 13:16 ) of his determination not to admit that he was...
XXII. THE OUTSKIRTS OF HIS WAYS Job 26:1-14 ; Job 27:1-23 Job SPEAKS BEGINNING his reply Job is full of scorn and sarcasm. "How hast thou helped one without power! How hast thou saved the...
the Justice of God Job 27:1-23 Zophar ought now to have taken up the discourse, but, as he is silent, Job proceeds. First he renews his protestations of integrity, Job 27:1-10 . He denies th...
There would seem to have been a pause after Job's answer to Bildad. The suggestion is that he waited for Zophar, and seeing that Zophar was silent, he took the initiative, and made general reply. Th...
(11) В¶ I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. (12) Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain? (13) This is the po...
Terrors take hold on him as waters ,.... The terrors of death, and of an awful judgment that is to come after it; finding himself dying, death is the king of terrors to him, dreading not only the aw...
Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night. Ver. 20. Terrors take hold on him as waters ] Abundantly, suddenly, irresistibly; he is even swallowed up by them and...
Terrors take hold on him From the sense of approaching death or judgment. As waters As violently and irresistibly as a river breaking its banks, or a deluge of waters bears down all before it. A...
HOLDING FAST HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS (vv.1-7) In Chapter 26 Job answered Bildad fully. Bildad's last argument was very brief, and after this Zophar had nothing at all to say. Job has already won the d...
Heritage of the Wicked. B. C. 1520. 11 I will teach you by the hand of God: that whi...
Terrors take hold on him, from the sense of his approaching death or judgment. As waters; either, 1. In abundance, one terror after another. Or, 2. Violently and irresistibly, as a river brea...
JOB’S REPLY TO THE FRIENDS IN GENERAL Job now alone in the field. Zophar, who should have followed Bildad, and to whom Job had given opportunity to speak, has apparently nothing to say. Job, the...
Remember that Job's friends had accused him of having committed some great sin; which would account for his great sorrows. The good man is naturally very indignant, and he uses the strongest possible...
Job 27:1 . Parable, equivalent to a wise, learned and conclusive speech. Job 27:2 . God hath taken away my judgment. The old readings here are preferable. The LXX, God judgeth me thus, or so h...
I will teach you by the hand of God. God’s treatment of wicked men Looking at Job’s lecture or address, we have to notice two things. I. Its introduction. The eleventh and twelfth verses may...
EXPOSITION Job 27:1-18 This chapter divides itself into three distinct portions. In the first, which extends to the end of Job 27:6 , Job is engaged in maintaining, with the utmost possibl...
Belief in the Final Destruction of the Ungodly.
2 Kings 19:35 ; Daniel 5:30 ; Exodus 12:29 ; Job 15:21 ; Job 18:11 ; Job 20:23 ; Job 21:18 ; Job 22:16 ; Jonah 2:3 ; Psalms 18:4 ; Psalms 42:7 ; Psalms 69:14 ; Psalms 69:15
Terrors — From the sense of approaching death or judgment. Waters — As violently and irresistibly, as a river breaking its banks, or deluge of waters bears down all before it. A tempest — God's wra...