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Job 22:10

Job 22:10
Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Or darkness, that thou canst not see,.... Or darkness is round about thee, thou art enveloped in it; meaning either judicial blindness, and darkness, and stupidity of mind, which must be his case, if…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Therefore snares are round about thee - “Snares” were used for catching wild animals and birds, and the word then came to denote any sudden calamity; see Job 18:8-10. Eliphaz here says, that it “must…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Job 22:5-14

Eliphaz and his companions had condemned Job, in general, as a wicked man and a hypocrite; but none of them had descended to particulars, nor drawn up any articles of impeachment against him, until…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Job 22:10-11

The consequence of this inhumanity and injustice is seen in the snares and terrors from God that surround Job.

11. This verse should probably be read,

Or seest thou not the darkness,

And the floods…