Job 21:17
“How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
They are as stubble before the wind,.... Or how oft "are they as stubble?" &c. or how oft does God do the above things,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
How oft is the candle of the wicked put out? - Margin, “lamp.” A light, or a lamp, was an image of prosperity. There is,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 21:17-26
Job had largely described the prosperity of wicked people; now, in these verses,
I. He opposes this to what his friends…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Job 21:17-21
The negative side of his theme is now illustrated by Job. In Job 21:7-16 he shewed that the wicked enjoy great,…
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