Job 6:3
“For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea,.... Or "seas" (z); all sand is heavy in its own nature, Pro 27:3;…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Heavier than the sand of the sea - That is, they would be found to be insupportable. Who could bear up the sands of the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 6:1-7
Eliphaz, in the beginning of his discourse, had been very sharp upon Job, and yet it does not appear that Job gave him…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the sand of the sea A frequent figure for that which is infinite in weight, Pro 27:3, or number, Gen 32:12, or measure,…
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