But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
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Gill's Exposition
But God said unto him,.... He determined within himself he should die that night; for the time of a man's death, as well as of his birth, is fixed by God; or he sent the messenger of death, some…
Barnes' Notes
Thou fool - If there is any supreme folly, it is this. As though riches could prolong life, or avert for a moment the approach of pain and death. This night ... - What an awful sentence to a man who,…
Adam Clarke
Thou fool! - To imagine that a man's comfort and peace can depend upon temporal things; or to suppose that these can satisfy the wishes of an immortal spirit!
This night - How awful was this saying!…
We have in these verses,
I. The application that was made to Christ, very unseasonably, by one of his hearers, desiring him to interpose between him and his brother in a matter that concerned the…
Cambridge Bible
Thou fool Literally, "Senseless" 1Co 15:36.
this night Compare the death of Nabal, 1Sa 25:36.
thy soul shall be required of thee Rather, they demand thy soul of thee. Who are -they"? Some say God (Job…
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