Job 4:11
“The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Now a thing was secretly brought to me,.... From reason and experience, Eliphaz proceeds to a vision and revelation he…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The old lion - The word used here, לישׁ layı̂sh, denotes a lion, “so called,” says Gesenius,” from his strength and…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 4:7-11
Eliphaz here advances another argument to prove Job a hypocrite, and will have not only his impatience under his…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Job 4:10-11
The sudden destruction of the wicked is thrown by Eliphaz into another graphic figure, the breaking-up and dispersion of…
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