Job 37:20
“Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Shall it be told him that I speak?.... And what I speak? there is no need of it, since he is omniscient, and knows every…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Shall it be told him that I speak? - Still the language of profound awe and reverence, as if he would not have it even…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Shall it be told him that I speak? - Shall I dare to whisper even before God? And suppose any one were to accuse me…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 37:14-20
Elihu here addresses himself closely to Job, desiring him to apply what he had hitherto said to himself. He begs that he…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The verse means,
Shall it be told him that I would speak?
Or shall a man wish that he should be swallowed up?
Elihu…