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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 19:23-29

In all the conferences between Job and his friends we do not find any more weighty and considerable lines than these; would one have expected it? Here is much both of Christ and heaven in these verses: and he that said such things as these declared plainly that he sought the better country, that is, the heavenly; as the patriarchs of that age did, Heb. 11:14. We have here Job's creed, or confession of faith. His belief in God the Father Almighty, the Maker of heaven and earth, and the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 19:28

But ye should say ,.... Here Job directs his friends what use they should make of this confession of his faith; they should upon this say within themselves, and to one another, why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me ? Why should we pursue him with hard words, and load him with censures and reproaches, as if he was an hypocrite, when it appears, by what he says, that he has truth in the inward parts, the true grace of God is in him; that he is rooted in the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 19:28

But ye should say - Or, Then ye shall say. Why persecute we him - Or, as Mr. Good, How did we persecute him! Alas! we are now convinced that we did wrong. Seeing the root of the matter - A pure practice, and a sound hope, resting on the solid ground of sound faith, received from God himself. Instead of בי bi , in Me, בי bo , in Him, is the reading of more than one hundred of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS., and in several of the versions. Seeing the root of the matter is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:1-29

Job begins his answer to Bildad's second speech by an expostulation against the unkindness of his friends, who break him in pieces, and torture him, with their reproaches (verses 1-5). He then once more, and more plainly than on any other occasion, recounts his woes. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:1-29

Unconquerable convictions. Job feels bitterly hurt by the speeches of Eliphaz and Bildad, and pleads, in face of their harsh constructions, for compassion in his unutterable sufferings. At the same time, he raises himself to bolder confidence in God's help than ever before. He expresses the definite hope that, if not on this side the grave, then on the other side, a justification awaits him by the personal appearance of God. I. INTRODUCTION : INDIGNANT CENSURE OF HIS FRIENDS ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:23-29

Job to Bildad: 2. The inscription on the rock; of Job's faith in a redeemer. I. THE PREFACE TO THE INSCRIPTION ; OR , THE FERVENT WISH OF A DYING MAN . 1 . The culture of Job ' s times. The origin of writing is lost in the mists of antiquity. The earliest known mode of writing was by means of a sharp-pointed instrument—stylus, or engraving tool, made of iron or steel. The first materials used for writing on were leaves of trees, skins, linen cloths, metal or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:23-29

The Divine Vindicator. Job awaits a final "judgment," of which he reminds his friends (verse 29). At present he is the accused one; and all appearances go to condemn him. True, his "record is on high." He knows that he has held fast his integrity. But he looks forward to a final vindication. He would, therefore, have his words "written," "printed in a book," "graven with an iron pen and lead in the rook for ever." This is the final cry of the consciously upright one. It is the triumph of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:28

But ye should say, Why persecute we him? rather, if ye shall say ' How shall we persecute him? That is to say, "If, after what I have said, ye continue bitter against me, and take counsel together as to the best way of persecuting me, then, seeing the root of the matter ( i.e. the essence of piety) is found in me, be ye afraid," etc. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:28

The root of the matter. Job's friends think that the explanation of the patriarch's singular experience lies in himself. It is not to be explained by the laws of the universe, by the opposition of a foe, etc.; it is to be explained by Job's own character and conduct. The root of this matter, his affliction, is in Job himself. That, says Job, is their idea, and that Job of course repudiates. The prologue shows that Job was right. The root of the matter was not in him; it was in Satan. The... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 19:28

But ye should say - Noyes renders this, “Since ye say, ‘How may we persecute him, and find grounds of accusation against him?’” Dr. Good,Then shall ye say, “How did we persecute him?”When the root of the matter is disclosed in me.The Vulgate, “Why now do ye say, let us persecute him, and find ground of accusation - “radicem verbi” against him?” The Septuagint, “If you also say, What shall we say against him? and what ground of accusation - ῥίζαν λόγου rizan logou - shall we find in him?”... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 19:23-29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 19:28

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 19:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:1-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:1-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:23-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:23-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:28

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 19:28

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