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Matthew Henry Commentary on the Bible

Job 21 - Introduction

* Job entreats attention. (1-6) The prosperity of the wicked. (7-16) The dealings of God's providence. (17-26) The judgement of the wicked is in the world to come. (27-34)

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See also Job 21 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    TODAY'S ENGLISH VERSION 2 Listen to what I am saying; that is all the comfort I ask from you. 3 Give me a chance to speak and then, when I am through, sneer if you like. 4 My quarrel is not with...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO JOB 21 This chapter contains Job's reply to Zophar's preceding discourse, in which, after a preface exciting attention to what he was about to say, Job 21:1; he describes by various...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _A.M. 2484. B.C. 1520._ Job's preface to his answer, Job 21:1. He describes the prosperity of wicked men, Job 21:7. Hardening them in their impiety, Job 21:14. He foretels their final ruin,...

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