Job 8:15
“He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
He is green before the sun,.... Which some understand of the rush or flag, of which a further account is given, as…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
He shall lean upon his house - This is an allusion to the web or house of the spider. The hope of the hypocrite is…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 8:8-19
Bildad here discourses very well on the sad catastrophe of hypocrites and evil-doers and the fatal period of all their…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
hold it fast i. e. hold fast by it. The meaning of course is not that he tries to uphold his house, but that he tries to…
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