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Job 16:13

Job 16:13
His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

He breaketh me with breach upon breach,.... Upon his substance, his family, and the health of his body, which came thick…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

His archers - He does not come alone to shoot at me; he has employed a company of bowmen, who also direct “their” arrows…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 16:6-16

Job's complaint is here as bitter as any where in all his discourses, and he is at a stand whether to smother it or to…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

The second figure Job has been set up by God as a mark for His arrows.

his archers Rather, his arrows, cf. ch. Job 6:4.…