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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Job 40:13

Hide — Kill every one of them at one blow. Bind — Condemn or destroy them. He alludes to the manner of covering the faces of condemned persons, and of dead men. In secret — In a secret place, bury them in their graves.

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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