Job 17:6
“He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
He hath made me also a byword of the people,.... Either Eliphaz, or God; for whatsoever befell him, whether more…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
He hath also - That is, God has done this. Also a by-word - A proverb (משׁל mâshâl); a term of reproach, ridicule, or…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 17:1-9
Job's discourse is here somewhat broken and interrupted, and he passes suddenly from one thing to another, as is usual…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
This verse reads,
I am made also a byeword or the peoples,
And am become one to be spit on in the face.
The words, I…
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