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Job 6:27

Job 6:27
Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Now therefore be content,.... Or, "may it now please you" (f); Job addresses them in a respectful manner, and entreats…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless - Job undoubtedly means that this should be applied to himself. He complains that they…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 6:22-30

Poor Job goes on here to upbraid his friends with their unkindness and the hard usage they gave him. He here appeals to…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

This verse probably reads,

Yea, ye would cast lots upon the fatherless,

And bargain over your friend.

A strong…