Job 4:17
“Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Behold, he put no trust in his servants,.... Some think the divine oracle or revelation ends in Job 4:17, and that here…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Shall mortal man - Or, shall feeble man. The idea of “mortal” is not necessarily implied in the word used here, אנושׁ…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 4:12-21
Eliphaz, having undertaken to convince Job of the sin and folly of his discontent and impatience, here vouches a vision…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
be more just than God This translation is possible. It is very unnatural, however; for though, if a man were found…
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