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Job 16:15

Job 16:15
I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.

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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

My face is foul with weeping,.... On account of the loss of his substance, and especially of his children; at the…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

I have sewed sackcloth - I have put on the badges of humiliation and grief; see the notes at Isa 3:24. This was the…

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, 1882–1921Job 16:15-17

Condition to which the sufferer was brought by these destructive attacks of God in His hostility.