Job 8:6
“If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Though thy beginning was small,.... When, he first set out in the world; and which though it greatly increased, and he…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
If thou wert pure and upright - There is something especially severe and caustic in this whole speech of Bildad. He…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 8:1-7
Here, I. Bildad reproves Job for what he had said (Job 8:2), checks his passion, but perhaps (as is too common) with…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
if thouwert pure Or, if thou be pure, cf. subjunctive in ch. Job 11:15.
surely now he would awake Rather, surely now he…
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