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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Oh that I were as in months past,.... Which is either an earnest wish for restoration to his former state of outward…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Oh that I were - Hebrew “Who will give?” a common mode of expressing a wish; compare Job 6:8; Job 11:5; Job 13:5; Job…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 29:1-6
Losers may have leave to speak, and there is nothing they speak of more feelingly than of the comforts they are stripped…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Job begins with a pathetic expression of regret as he remembers happier times. His former happiness was due to God's…
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