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Job 21:27

Job 21:27
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

For ye say,.... Or "have said", or "I know that ye say"; or "that ye are about to say" (a); it is in your hearts and minds, and just ready to come out of your lips, and what you will say next:

where…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Behold, I know your thoughts - That is, “I see that you are not satisfied, and that you are disposed still to maintain your former position. You will be ready to ask, Where “are” the proofs of the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Job 21:27-34

In these verses,

I. Job opposes the opinion of his friends, which he saw they still adhered to, that the wicked are sure to fall into such visible and remarkable ruin as Job had now fallen into, and…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Job 21:27-34

Finally, still pursuing his argument, Job turns to the insinuations of his friends against himself, which lie under their descriptions of the fate of the wicked. He knows what they mean when they say,…