Job 29:17
“And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And I brake the jaws of the wicked,.... Their jaw teeth, or grinders, alluding to beasts of prey, who have such teeth,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And I brake the jaws of the wicked - Margin, “jaw-teeth, or, grinders.” The Hebrew word מתלעה methalle‛âh, the same,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 29:7-17
We have here Job in a post of honour and power. Though he had comfort enough in his own house, yet he did not confine…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The figure is that of a beast of prey, who has its booty already in its teeth. The verse carries on Job 29:29; even when…
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