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Job 18:12

Job 18:12
His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

It shall devour the strength of his skin,.... Or "the bars of his skin" (x), the strength and support of his body, for…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

His strength shall be hungerbitten - Shall be exhausted by hunger or famine. And destruction shall be ready at his side…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 18:11-21

Bildad here describes the destruction itself which wicked people are reserved for in the other world, and which, in some…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Job 18:12-14

The closing scenes in three steps: his strength is weakened; his body consumed by a terrible disease; he is led away to…