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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Job 38:10

Set. Protestants, "brake up for it my decreed place." Marginal note, "established my decree upon it;" (Haydock) or, "I gave order to break it," against the shore, Jeremias v. 22., and Amos v. 8. read more

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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Job 38:12

Place. Thou art but as yesterday: where is thy power? (Calmet) read more

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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Job 38:13

And didst. Some explain Hebrew, "that it (Aurora) might spread at once to the extremities of the earth. Then the wicked flee before it;" as they hate the light, chap. xxxiv. 26., and John iii. 20. (Calmet) --- Septuagint and Protestants may be understood in this sense. (Haydock) --- Allusion may also be made to the shaking of a sieve, to separate the wheat from the chaff; (Amos ix. 9., and Luke xxii. 31.; Calmet) or of a carpet, to clean it from the dust. (Du Hamel) --- Did God ask thee to help... read more

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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Job 38:14

Seal. Men, formed to the image of God, shall die; and others shall be place in their stead, (Menochius) with as much ease as an impression is made upon clay. (Haydock) --- Garment. The body seems to be the clothing of the soul, and will be changed, Psalm ci. 27. (Menochius) --- Chaldean, "their form will be changed to clay, and they shall resemble a tattered garment." Hebrew, "their seal shall be changed like clay," &c. All their glory shall perish. (Calmet) --- Septuagint, "hast thou... read more

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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Job 38:17

Doors? Septuagint, "through fear; or have the porters of hell flown away at thy sight?" (Haydock) read more

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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Job 38:19

Darkness. The poetical style of this book represents these things as real beings, in the same manner (Calmet) as the house, (ver. 20) or palace of the sun, &c., are described by the ancients. (Haydock) read more

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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Job 38:23

War. Hail, &c., are like the arrows of God, Jeremias x. 13., and l. 25. (Calmet) read more

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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Job 38:24

CHAPTER XXXVIII. Heat. Hebrew kadim, (Haydock) the "east." Septuagint, "south wind." Perhaps the east winds produced the same bad effects in Egypt, as the south wind did in Judea; (Calmet) or this noxious burning wind might proceed from the south-eastern point of both countries. (Haydock) read more

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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Job 38:25

Noisy. Hebrew, "for lightning, which accompanies thunder?" By these questions, respecting things which to man are impossible, and many inexplicable, God humbles (Calmet) the pride of the human heart. (Haydock) read more

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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Job 38:26

Dwelleth. This shews the magnificence of God, (Menochius) at least. (Haydock) read more

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