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Job 32:19

Job 32:19
Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Behold, my belly is as wine, which hath no vent,.... Or, "is not opened" (a), like a bottle of wine, as Ben Gersom,…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent - Margin, as in Hebrew, “is not opened” - לאיפתח lo' yipâthach. The…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

My belly is as wine which hath no vent - New wine in a state of effervescence.

Like new bottles - Bottles, or rather…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 32:15-22

Three things here apologize for Elihu's interposing as he does in this controversy which had already been canvassed by…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Job 32:18-19

Elihu feels a crowd of thoughts and arguments fermenting in his bosom and pressing for utterance with a force not to be…

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