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Job 5:25

Job 5:25
Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great,.... Not his seed sown in the earth, and the increase of that, but his…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great - Margin, “much.” That is, thy posterity shall be numerous. This was…

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, 1882–1921

Another much-desired joy he shall feel that God has given him, a numerous offspring.