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Job 23:17 KJV
Job · chapter 23 · verse 17
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.Job 23:17 · King James Version
Job 23:17 in context
15Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.
16For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
17Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- darknesschôshekthe darkH2822 →
- darknessʼôphelduskH652 →
- coveredkâçâhproperly, to plumpH3680 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- offtsâmathto extirpateH6789 →
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Some make Job to complain here that God dealt unjustly and unfairly with him in proceeding to punish him without the least relenting or relaxation, though he had such incontestable evidences to produce of his innocency. I am loth to think holy Job would charge the holy God with iniquity;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-17