Job 40:20
“Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed,
and fens. This may be thought to agree very well with the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Surely the mountains bring him forth food - That is, though he lies commonly among the reeds and fens, and is in the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The mountains bring him forth food - It cannot therefore be the hippopotamus, as he is seldom found far from the rivers…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 40:15-24
God, for the further proving of his own power and disproving of Job's pretensions, concludes his discourse with the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The verse seems to mean that in order to satisfy his hunger the animal depastures whole mountains, tracts where all the…
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