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Job 1:7

Job 1:7
And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And the Lord said unto Satan, whence comest thou?.... This question is put, not as ignorant of the place from whence he…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? - This inquiry does not appear to have been made as if it was improper…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 1:6-12

Job was not only so rich and great, but withal so wise and good, and had such an interest both in heaven and earth, that…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

From going to and fro As the word is used by the Satan of himself there is, naturally, no shade of self-condemnation in…