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Job 9:17

Job 9:17
For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

He will not suffer me to take my breath,.... Which some think refers to Job's disease, which was either an asthma, or a quinsy in his throat, which occasioned great difficulty in breathing: I should…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

For he breaketh me - He is overwhelming me with a tempest; that is, with the storms of wrath. He shows me no mercy. The idea seems to be, that God acted toward him not as a judge determining matters…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Job 9:14-21

What Job had said of man's utter inability to contend with God he here applies to himself, and in effect despairs of gaining his favour, which (some think) arises from the hard thoughts he had of God,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Job 9:17-21

These verses describe what would ensue in the supposed case that God had actually responded to Job's citation. He would not listen to Job's plea but would crush him with His infinite power. The words…