- Bible
- Job
- Chapter 42
- Verse 6
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Gill's Exposition
And it was so,.... What follows came to pass:
that after the Lord had spoken these words unto Job; which he spake to him out of the whirlwind, and after he had heard Job's confession, and the…
Barnes' Notes
Wherefore I abhor myself - I see that I am a sinner to be loathed and abhorred. Job, though he did not claim to be perfect, had yet unquestionably been unduly exalted with the conception of his own…
Adam Clarke
I abhor myself - Compared with thine, my strength is weakness; my wisdom, folly; and my righteousness, impurity.
"I loathe myself when thee I see;
And into nothing fall."
Repent - I am deeply…
The words of Job justifying himself were ended, Job 31:40. After that he said no more to that purport. The words of Job judging and condemning himself began, Job 40:4, Job 40:5. Here he goes on with…
Cambridge Bible
The effect of this deeper knowledge of God upon Job's heart.
I abhor myself The word myselfis not expressed; what has to be supplied as the object of "abhor" is rather it, that is, my former language…
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