Job 4:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

As thou hast never seen any example of a righteous man cut off, so on the contrary I have seen many examples of wicked men cut off for their wickedness. Or, As far as I have observed; or, But as I have seen or experienced. They that plough iniquity, and sow wickedness; they that designedly and industriously work wickedness, first plotting and preparing themselves for it, and then continuing to pursue and execute it, as husbandmen first plough up and prepare the ground, and then cast in the seed. Compare Proverbs 22:8 Hosea 10:13. Reap the same, i.e. iniquity, or such trouble or injury (for so also the Hebrew word avert signifies) as they cause to others. Or, the fruit of their iniquity, the just recompence and punishment of it, which is oft called sin or iniquity, as Genesis 4:7 Numbers 12:2, Numbers 16:26 32:23. Compare Galatians 6:7,8.

Job 4:8

8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.