Job 14:21
“His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
His sons come to honour,.... Or "are multiplied" (s), see Nah 3:15; their families increase like a flock, become very…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not - He is unacquainted with what is passing on the earth. Even should that…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 14:16-22
Job here returns to his complaints; and, though he is not without hope of future bliss, he finds it very hard to get…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
"The dead know not anything … also their love … is now perished," Ecc 9:5-6.
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