How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
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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…
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…
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…
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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