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Job 27:19

Job 27:19
The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Terrors take hold on him as waters,.... The terrors of death, and of an awful judgment that is to come after it; finding…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

The rich man - That is, the rich man who is wicked. Shall lie down - Shalt die - for so the connection demands. But he…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 27:11-23

Job's friends had seen a great deal of the misery and destruction that attend wicked people, especially oppressors; and…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

the rich man shall lie down "Rich" is equivalent to "wicked," Isa 53:9. The words might be rendered, he lieth down…