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Job 17:8

Job 17:8
Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Upright men shall be astonished at this,.... Such as were upright in heart, and in their walk conversation, sincere and honourable in their profession of religion, these would be amazed at the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Upright men shall be astonished at this - At the course of events in regard to me. They will be amazed that God has suffered a holy man to be plunged into such calamities, and to be treated in this…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Job 17:1-9

Job's discourse is here somewhat broken and interrupted, and he passes suddenly from one thing to another, as is usual with men in trouble; but we may reduce what is here said to three heads: -

I.…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Job 17:8-9

Effect produced on religious minds by the sight of such sufferings inflicted on the godly. Such moral perversions in the rule of the world "confound" religious men, and rouse their moral indignation…