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Job 5:22

Job 5:22
At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh,.... Not deride and despise them, and make a jest of them; for good men have…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh - That is thou shalt be perfectly safe and happy. They shall not come upon…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 5:17-27

Eliphaz, in this concluding paragraph of his discourse, gives Job (what he himself knew not how to take) a comfortable…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Job 5:17-27

The imagination of Eliphaz himself kindles as he contemplates the universal goodness of God. And Job seems to him happy…

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