Job 29:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth. I brake the jaws of the wicked - A metaphor taken from hunting. A beast of prey had entered into the fold, and carried off a sheep. "The huntsman comes, assails the wicked beast, breaks his jaws, and delivers the spoil out of his teeth. See the case 1 Samuel 17:34-37 (note).