Job 33:1-33

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Job 33:11

He narrowly pries into all my actions, that he may find matter for further severities against me. read more

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Job 33:12

I do not accuse thee of hypocrisy, nor rip up the former errors of thy life; but in this thou art unjust and much to blame, that thou boastest so much of thine own integrity, and chargest God with rigorous dealing, and callest him to an account before thy tribunal, and offerest to dispute the matter with him. That God is greater than man; not only in power and majesty, which thou acknowledgest, but also in justice, and wisdom, and goodness; and therefore thou dost very foolishly, and... read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Job 33:13

Why? upon what grounds and for what ends? What advantage dost thou expect from it? Dost thou strive against him, to wit, in a judicial way? See Job 8:6. He giveth not account of any of his matters; he neither useth, nor is by any law obliged, to give an account to any of his creatures of the grounds and reasons of his judgments or dispensations, as being the supreme and absolute Governor of all persons and things, in whose will and pleasure it becometh all men to acquiesce. And therefore, O... read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Job 33:14

For; or, nevertheless, as this particle is sometimes used. Although God doth not give men an account of his matters, yet he doth that for them which is much better, and which is sufficient for them. God speaketh, to wit, unto men by way of instruction or admonition, as appears from the following verses. Once, yea twice, again and again, or ofttimes, this number being sometimes put indefinitely, as below, Job 33:29; 2 Kings 6:10; Psalms 62:11. When one speaking doth not awaken men, God is... read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Job 33:15

In a dream: this he mentions, as the usual way of God’s revealing his mind and will to men in those days, before God’s word was committed to writing, as Genesis 20:6; Genesis 41:1,Genesis 41:28. In a vision of the night: this is added by way of explication and limitation, to show that he speaks not of every dream, but of those Divine dreams in which God was pleased to vouchsafe some vision or representation of his will to the mind of a man. When deep sleep falleth upon men; when men’s senses... read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Job 33:16

i.e. He revealeth his will to the ears and hearts of men, as this phrase is used, Job 36:10; Psalms 40:6; Isaiah 1:4; and he imprinteth those instructions which he hath revealed to their ears upon their minds, that after they have heard and received them they do not let them slip, as men commonly do most things which they hear, whether from God or men, but do retain and hold them fast, and are fully satisfied and assured of the truth and importance of them. Or, he sealeth their chastening, or... read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Job 33:17

That he, i.e. God, who was expressed Job 33:14, and designed by this pronoun he both in the foregoing and following verses. From his purpose, i.e. from the execution of his purpose. Heb. from his work, i.e. from his evil work as the Chaldee and LXX. understand it; from sin, which is truly and fitly called man’s work, because it hath its rise in and from him, and is his own proper work, and very agreeable to his nature in his present corrupt estate; as, on the contrary, all the good that is in... read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Job 33:18

He keepeth back, to wit, by these gracious admonitions, whereby he leads them to repentance, his soul; either the man, who is oft expressed by this part; or his life, as the next branch explains it. From the pit, i.e. from the grave, from death or destruction. From perishing by the sword, i.e. by some dreadful judgment of God which was ready to fall upon him. read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Job 33:19

With pain, or grief; with some painful and dangerous diseases, or bodily distempers, which is the second way whereby God instructs men and excites them to repentance; which also was Job’s case. The multitude of his bones with strong pain; the pain pierceth his very bones, even all of them. Or, even the strong multitude of his bones, i.e. his bones, which are both many and strong. Or, according to another reading, the contention of his bones (i.e. the pain of his bones, whereby God contends with... read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Job 33:20

His life, i.e. his soul, as the next clause explains it; or his appetite, which is a sign and an act of life. Bread, i.e. common and necessary food. Dainty meat; such as others do, and he formerly did, much desire and prize. read more

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