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Job 14:6

Job 14:6
Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Turn from him, that he may rest,.... From this short lived afflicted man, whose days are limited, and will soon be at an…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Turn from him - - שׁעה shâ‛âh. Look away from; or turn away the eyes; Isa 22:4. Job had represented the Lord as…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 14:1-6

We are here led to think,

I. Of the original of human life. God is indeed its great original, for he breathed into man…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

turn from him lit. look away from him, cf. ch. Job 7:19; Job 10:20. turn thy keen scrutiny away from him.

may rest i. e.…

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