As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
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Gill's Exposition
Mark me,.... Or "look at me" (n); not at his person, which was no lovely sight to behold, being covered with boils from head to foot, his flesh clothed with worms and clods of dust, his skin broken,…
Barnes' Notes
As for me, is my complaint to man? - There is some difficulty in the interpretation of this verse, and considerable variety of explanation may be seen among expositors. The “object” of the verse is…
Job here recommends himself, both his case and his discourse, both what he suffered and what he said, to the compassionate consideration of his friends. 1. That which he entreats of them is very fair,…
Cambridge Bible
is my complaint to man Rather, of, or, concerning man. The whole first clause means, Is mycomplaint about man? myemphatic. The words may express a reason for their listening to him, it is not of them…
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