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Job 22:17

Job 22:17
Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Yet he filled their houses with good things,.... With temporal good things, with this world's good, with plenty of providential goodness; earthly enjoyments are good things in themselves, and in their…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Which said unto God, Depart from us - Notes, Job 21:14. A very correct description of the old world. They had no wish to retain God in their knowledge. Probably Eliphaz here refers to what Job had…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Job 22:15-20

Eliphaz, having endeavoured to convict Job, by setting his sins (as he thought) in order before him, here endeavours to awaken him to a sight and sense of his misery and danger by reason of sin; and…