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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 33:11

Job 33:11 He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths. Ver. 11. He putteth my feet in the stocks, &c. ] See Job 13:27 ; Job 14:16 , See Trapp on " Job 13:27 " See Trapp on " Job 14:16 " read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 33:12

Job 33:12 Behold, [in] this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man. Ver. 12. Behold, in this thou art not just ] In this thy expostulation with God, as if he had dealt unjustly with thee (think the same of thy postulation, or unreasonable request, that God should give thee a reason why he so grievously afflicteth thee, Job 33:13 ), thou art nothing less than what thou holdest thyself to be, viz. just, pure, innocent. Sorex suo perit indicio, the mole betrays... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 33:13

Job 33:13 Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters. Ver. 13. Why dost thou strive against him? ] Why dost thou wrangle and reason it thus irreverently with God, whose will alone is the supreme reason, nec recta solum, sed et ipsa regula; and not only right, but the very rule of right? He may better say, than any Constantine, that Arian emperor, Quod ego volo, pro Canone sit, Let my will be your sovereign rule; since things are therefore right because... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 33:14

Job 33:14 For God speaketh once, yea twice, [yet man] perceiveth it not. Ver. 14. For God speaketh once, yea twice ] He loveth to foresignify; and although not bound to it, yet he usually gives warning; as "not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance," 2 Peter 3:9 . For which purpose God saith Elihu here useth two ways to nurture his children; the one more mild, to keep them from falling into sin, Job 33:15-18 , the other more rigorous, when they have committed... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 33:15

Job 33:15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; Ver. 15. In a dream, in a vision of the night ] At sundry times and in various manners. God delivered his mind to men of old by dreams in the night, by visions in the day time, imprinting upon their minds what by them he would have understood, or uttered to others. This he did, especially before the law written, whereof therefore here is made no mention. See Numbers 12:6 . Indeed with... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 33:16

Job 33:16 Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, Ver. 16. Then he openeth the ears of men ] He maketh the bore bigger, as it were, that good counsel may enter; he calleth up the ears of the soul to the ears of the body, that one sound may pierce both; he saith, as to him in the Gospel Ephphatha; and together with his word there goeth forth a power, as Luke 4:32 . See Job 36:10 ; Job 36:15 . And sealeth their instruction ] Or, their correction, for they go together,... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 33:17

Job 33:17 That he may withdraw man [from his] purpose, and hide pride from man. Ver. 17. That he may withdraw man from his purpose ] Or, rather, practice. Heb. work, that is, evil work, called a man’s own work, Hebrews 4:10 ; for when we do evil we work de nostro, et secundum hominem, 1 Corinthians 3:3 , as when the devil speaketh a lie he speaketh of his own, John 8:44 . Now from such bad work God taketb men off, by dreams sometimes, as he did Abimelech, Genesis 20:3 , and Laban, Gen 31:24... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 33:18

Job 33:18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. Ver. 18. He keepeth back his soul from the pit ] Or, That he may keep back his soul, that is, his body, as Psa 16:10 Leviticus 21:1 , from the pit; i.e. from the grave, or from the pit falls made for him by his enemies. A penitent person redeemeth his own sorrows, and provideth for his own safety, Psalms 91:1-16 , and accordingly some read it, He shall keep back his own soul, &c. And his life from... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 33:19

Job 33:19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong [pain]: Ver. 19. He is chastened also with pain upon his bed ] He is chastened or chidden, Coarguitur dolore; for all diseases are vocal; they are real reprehensions. As God is said to hold his peace when he punisheth not, Psa 50:21 Isaiah 42:14 , so to preach and reprove when he doth, Isaiah 26:9 ; Isaiah 28:19 . Thus God, by chastening David, instructed him every morning, Psalms 73:14 . His... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 33:20

Job 33:20 So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. Ver. 20. So that his life abhorreth bread ] Which is the staff of man’s life, and by the Latins called panis, of the Greek παν , as if it were all in all. This the sick man velut sordidum abominatur, abhorreth as some filthy thing, so the original word here signifieth; he nauseateth and cannot away with it, though made of the kidneys of wheat, as Moses phraseth it; he brooks it no better than if it were made of sawdust, or... read more

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