Job 40:23
“Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
He taketh it with his eyes,.... Or "can men take him before his eyes?" so Mr. Broughton; and others translate it to the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Behold he drinketh up a river - Margin, “oppresseth.” The margin expresses the proper meaning of the Hebrew word, עשׁק…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Behold, he drinketh up a river - A similar mode of expression, and of precisely the same meaning, as that in Job 39:24 :…
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 means,
Behold the stream swelleth, he trembleth not;
He is careless, though Jordan break forth upon his…
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