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- Job
- Chapter 27
- Verse 3
Job 27:3
“All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;”
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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
All the while my breath is in me,.... So long the oath of God would be upon him, or he bound himself under it:
and the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And the spirit of God is in my nostrils - As long as I live. The “spirit of God” here means the breath that God breathed…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 27:1-6
Job's discourse here is called a parable (mashal), the title of Solomon's proverbs, because it was grave and weighty,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
all the while The sense is rather as given above, according to the parallel passage, 2Sa 1:9. The phrase "my life" in…
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