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Gill's Exposition
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him,.... Where he lies interred, alluding to places of interment at the bottom of hills, and mountains, and under rocks, in plains and vales, see Gen 35:8;…
Barnes' Notes
Yet shall he be brought to the grave - Margin, “graves.” That is, he is brought with honor and prosperity to the grave. He is not cut down by manifest divine displeasure for his sins. He is conducted…
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…
The wicked man is buried in honour; and his example followed.
32 And he is carried to the grave,
And they keep watch over his tomb;
33 The clods of the valley are sweet unto him;
And all men draw…