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Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary

Job 19 - Introduction

A.M. 2484. B.C. 1520.

Job complains of the unkind usage of his friends, Job 19:1. Of the shyness and strangeness of his relations and intimates, Job 19:8. Pleads for pity, Job 19:20. Testifies his firm belief of the resurrection, Job 19:23. Cautions his friends against persisting in their hard censures, Job 19:28; Job 19:29.

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See also Job 19 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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