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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Why did the knees prevent me?.... Not of the mother, as Jarchi, but of the midwife, who received him into her lap, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Why did the knees prevent me? - That is, the lap of the nurse or of the mother, probably the latter. The sense is, that…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 3:11-19
Job, perhaps reflecting upon himself for his folly in wishing he had never been born, follows it, and thinks to mend it,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the knees prevent me Rather, receive, or meet me. The reference may be to the father's knees, on which the new born…
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