- Bible
- Job
- Chapter 22
- Verse 6
For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
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Gill's Exposition
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink,.... To a weary thirsty traveller, to whom in those hot countries cold water was very refreshing, and which in desert places was not to be had in…
Barnes' Notes
For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought - The only evidence which Eliphaz seems to have had of this was, that this was a heinous sin, and that as Job seemed to be severely punished,…
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…
Cambridge Bible
Compare the laws, Exo 22:26; Deu 24:10. The "naked" are those poorly clad. See Job's reply to this, ch. Job 31:19.
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