Job 34:9
“For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding,.... The same persons he addresses as wise men and men of knowledge,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself in God - That is, there is no advantage in…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 34:1-9
Here, I. Elihu humbly addresses himself to the auditors, and endeavours, like an orator, to gain their good-will and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Job had nowhere used this precise language, though the idea is not an unnatural inference from much that he had said;…
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