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Job 13:27

Thou puttest Rather, and puttest my feet in &c. The verse describes his afflictions under three figures, all denoting arrest, impossibility of movement or escape, and chastisement. The first words are brought up by Elihu, ch. Job 33:11, cf. Jeremiah 20:2; Acts 16:24.

settest a print upon the heels Rather, and drawest thee a line around the soles of my feet. The figure means that God rigidly prescribed his movements, drawing bounds, which he must not overstep, around his feet. He is a prisoner under rigid surveillance.

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See also Job 13:27 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Job 13:27. _THOU PUTTEST MY FEET ALSO IN THE STOCKS_] בסד _bassad_, "in a clog," such as was tied to the feet of slaves, to prevent them from running away. This is still used in the West Indies...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THOU PUTTEST MY FEET ALSO IN THE STOCKS - The word rendered “stocks” (סד _sad_), denotes the wooden frame or block in which the feet of a person were confined for punishment. The whole passage here is...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER S 12-14 JOB'S ANSWER TO ZOPHAR _ 1. His sarcasm (Job 12:1)_ 2. He describes God's power (Job 12:7) 3. He denounces his friends (Job 13:1) 4. He appeals to God ...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    SETTEST. PRINT. they make. print on my feet....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THOU PUTTEST MY FEET ALSO IN THE STOCKS, &C.— _Thou puttest my feet also in a clog; thou watchest all my paths; thou settest a mark on the soles of my feet._ This alludes to the custom of putting a cl...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    6. He calls on God for an arraignment. (Job 13:20-28) TEXT 13:20-28 20 Only do NOT TWO THINGS UNTO ME: Then will I not hide myself from thy face: 21 WITHDRAW THY HAND far FROM ME; And let not thy...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _THOU PUTTEST MY FEET ALSO IN THE STOCKS, AND LOOKEST NARROWLY UNTO ALL MY PATHS; THOU SETTEST A PRINT UPON THE HEELS OF MY FEET._ Stocks - in which the prisoner's feet were made fast until the time...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    JOB'S THIRD SPEECH (CONTINUED) 1-12. Job claims to understand as much about God as the friends. He rejects their opinion as to the cause of his troubles, and regards it as an attempt to curry favour...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    STOCKS] rather, 'clog,' to prevent slaves escaping. THOU SETTEST, etc] lit. 'Thou dost make a mark upon the roots of my feet,' perhaps, i.e. make them sore with the clog upon them....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD Job _KEITH SIMONS_ Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 13 JOB CONTINUES HIS REPLY...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Zophar said that God forgets some of our evil deeds (Job 11:6). Job did not agree. God sees all our actions. And God knows everything about us (Psalms 139:1-6). This is wonderful, because God wants to...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THOU PUTTEST MY FEET ALSO IN THE STOCKS. — This is illustrated by the language of the Psalms (Psalms 88:8; Psalms 142:7, &c.). There is a difficulty in these two verses, arising from the pronouns. Som...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ תָ֘שֵׂ֤ם בַּ † סַּ֨ד ׀ רַגְלַ֗י וְ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    XII. BEYOND FACT AND FEAR TO GOD Job 12:1; Job 13:1; Job 14:1 Job SPEAKS ZOPHAR excites in Job's mind great irritation, which must not be set down altogether to the fact that he is the third to spe...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    “THOUGH HE SLAY ME” Job 13:1 The sufferer first rebukes his friends, Job 13:4. Then he makes an appeal to God, affirming that he was no hypocrite, and asking that his sins, for which he was sufferin...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Continuing his answer, Job restated his conviction that his knowledge was not inferior to theirs, and declared that his appeal was to God (1-3). Before making this appeal there is an introductory pass...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Thou puttest my feet also in the (n) stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet. (n) You make me your prisoner, and so press me that I cannot stir...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Stocks, in which the person's legs were sometimes stretched to the sixth hole; (Calmet) at other times, the neck was confined. (Menochius) --- Some translate the Hebrew, "in the mud," which agrees wi...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 THROUGH 31. As to the friends of Job, they do not call for any extended remarks. They urge the doctrine that God's earthly government is a full measure and...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THOU PUTTEST MY FEET ALSO IN THE STOCKS,.... Which is one kind of punishment of offenders, and a preservation of them from making their escape; and is a security and reservation of them for further pu...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet. Ver. 27. _Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks_] Mercer here observ...

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

    _Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks_ Thou encompassest me with thy judgments, so that I have no way or possibility to escape. _And lookest narrowly unto all my paths_ Makest a strict and diligent...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Thou put test my feet also in the stocks, treating him like a prisoner who was tortured by having his feet fastened to a block, AND LOOKEST NARROWLY UNTO ALL MY PATHS, watching him so closely as not t...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Job's Comfort and Prayer...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    JOB DECLARES HIMSELF FULLY EQUAL TO HIS FRIENDS (vv.1-12) Job has spoken at length of God's wisdom and power, now he tells Zophar that his eye has seen all this, his ear has heard it and understood...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    LOOKEST NARROWLY: _ Heb._ observeth HEELS: _ Heb._ roots...

  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

    In refusing to answer, Job complains that God is treating him like. prisoner, "boxing him in and making it impossible for him to solve his dilemma…God watched every move he made, and branded his feet...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    23-28 Job begs to have his sins discovered to him. A true penitent is willing to know the worst of himself; and we should all desire to know what our transgressions are, that we may confess them, and...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Thou encompassest me with thy judgments, that I may have no way or possibility to escape. When thou hast me fast in prison, thou makest a strict and diligent search into all the actions of my life, th...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Job 13:27 put H7760 (H8799) feet H7272 stocks H5465 closely H8104 (H8799) paths H734 limit H2707 ...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Job's answer to three friends continued. CHARACTERS: God, Job, three friends. CONCLUSION: We should presevere in the way of duty, though it cost us all that is dear to us in this world, re...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Job 13:4. _Forgers of lies,_ misconstruing the ways of providence. Job 13:10 , _He will surely reprove you,_ though under a specious veil you accept of persons. Job 13:12. _Your remembrances are like...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet._ FOOTPRINTS True religion there cannot be without an abiding sense of our responsibilities. We must discover and realise our moral obligations, or we...

  • The children's great texts of the Bible by James Hastings

    A PRISONER IN THE STOCKS Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks. Job 13:27. If you had lived a hundred years ago you would have been better able to appreciate this text. The punishment of the stock...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    JOB—NOTE ON JOB 13:27 YOU SET A LIMIT FOR THE SOLES OF MY FEET. The symbolic language refers either to confinement (“set a limit for”) or to the tracking of movement (“marked”; see esv footnote). Both...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _JOB’S REPLY TO ZOPHAR—CONTINUED_ I. Job re-asserts his knowledge of the Divine procedure as not inferior to that of his friends (Job 13:1). “Lo, mine eye,” &c. Right in certain circumstances to main...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION JOB 13:1, JOB 13:2 The first two verses of Job 13:1. are closely connected with Job 12:1; fo

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Lo, my eye has seen all this, my ear has heard and understood. Now what you know, the same I also know. I am not inferior to you. Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I would desire to reason wit...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Chronicles 16:10; Acts 16:24; Job 10:6; Job 14:16; Job 16:9;...

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