JOB—NOTE ON JOB 7:11 The three parallel statements of this verse (I WILL... ) mark the transition from Job’s response to Eliphaz to his response to God. That transition is also marked by the change in reference to God from the third person (“he”) in Job 6:9 to the second person (“you”) in Job 7:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 7:12 Job wonders why God treats him as if he were as powerful and dangerous as the SEA or a SEA MONSTER. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 7:16 I LOATHE MY LIFE. Compare Job 9:21; Job 42:6. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 7:17 WHAT IS MAN, THAT YOU MAKE SO MUCH OF HIM echoes Psalms 8:4 (“what is man that you are mindful of him”). However, where Psalms 8:1 marvels at how humanity has been crowned with glory by God, Job laments the weight of God’s watchful presence crushing him (Job 7:20). ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]