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Gill's Exposition
After this opened Job his mouth,.... order to speak, and began to speak of his troubles and afflictions, and the sense he had of them; for though, this phrase may sometimes signify to speak aloud,…
Barnes' Notes
After this - Dr. Good renders this, “at length.” It means after the long silence of his friends, and after he saw that there was no prospect of relief or of consolation. Opened Job his mouth - The…
Long was Job's heart hot within him; and, while he was musing, the fire burned, and the more for being stifled and suppressed. At length he spoke with his tongue, but not such a good word as David…
Would God I had never been conceived or born
This is the idea really expressed when Job curses his day and wishes it blotted out of existence. First he curses the day of his birth and the night of…
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