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Job 7:19

Job 7:19
How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

How long wilt thou not depart from me,.... From wrestling and contending with him, and afflicting of him; the Lord was too hard a combatant for job, and therefore he chose to be rid of him, and was…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

How long wilt thou not depart? - How long is this to continue? The same word occurs in Job 14:6. The word rendered “depart” שׁעה shâ‛âh means to look, to look around, and then to look away from…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Job 7:17-21

Job here reasons with God,

I. Concerning his dealings with man in general (Job 7:17, Job 7:18): What is man, that thou shouldst magnify him? This may be looked upon either, 1. As a passionate…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

depart from me lit. look away from me; an impatient demand that God would turn away His plaguing glance; cf. "watcher of men," Job 7:7.

swallow down my spittle A proverbial phrase like "twinkling of…

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