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Job 11:5

Job 11:5
But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

But O that God would speak,.... To Job, and stop his mouth, so full of words; convict him of his lies, reprove him for…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

But oh that God would speak - Hebrew, “and truly, who will give that God should speak.” It is the expression of an…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 11:1-6

It is sad to see what intemperate passions even wise and good men are sometimes betrayed into by the heat of…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Job had expressed his readiness to meet God and plead his cause before Him, ch. Job 9:25; Zophar, with reference to…

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