Job 27:20
“Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The east wind carrieth him away,.... Which is very strong and powerful, and carries all before it; afflictions are…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Terrors-take hold on him as waters - That is, as suddenly and violently as angry floods; compare the notes at Job 18:14.…
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 figure of overwhelming waters is a natural one in the East and common in Scripture, Psa 18:16; Nah 1:8. Comp. the…
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