Upon my right hand rise the youth; they push away my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction.
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Gill's Exposition
Upon my right hand rise the youth,.... "Springeth", as Mr. Broughton translates the word; such as were just sprung into being, as it were; the word (n) seems to have the signification of young birds…
Barnes' Notes
Upon my right hand rise the youth - The right hand is the place of honor, and therefore it was felt to be a greater insult that they should occupy even that place. The word rendered “youth” (פרחח…
Here Job makes a very large and sad complaint of the great disgrace he had fallen into, from the height of honour and reputation, which was exceedingly grievous and cutting to such an ingenuous spirit…
Cambridge Bible
This verse reads,
Upon the right hand riseth up a (low) brood,
They push away my feet,
And they cast up against me their ways of destruction.
By "pushing away" his feet, appears to be meant…