Job 9:32

For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment. For he is not a man as I am - I cannot contend with him as with one of my fellows in a court of justice.

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³² For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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The Biblical Illustrator

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Job 9:32