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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
He taketh it with his eyes - Margin, “Or, will any take him in his sight, or, bore his nose with a gin!” From this…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
He taketh it with his eyes - He looks at the sweeping tide, and defies it.
His nose pierceth through snares - If fences…
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 meaning probably is,
Shall they take him before his eyes?
Or pierce through his nose with a snare?
"Before his…