Job 27:22

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Job 27:22 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For [God] shall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out of his hand.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For [God] shall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out of his hand.
Job 27:22 — American Standard Version

Context — Job 27

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
22For [God] shall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out of his hand.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For [God] shall cast upon him, and not spare, etc.] Cast his sins upon him, which will lie as an intolerable weight upon his conscience; and his wrath upon him, which being poured out like fire, he will not be able to bear it; and deserved punishment on him, which, like a talent of lead, will bear him down to the lowest hell; and this will be done without showing any mercy at all; for, though the wicked have much of sparing mercy in this world, they have none in the next; there is sparing mercy now, but none in hell; God, that spared not the angels that sinned, nor the old world, nor Sodom and Gomorrah, will not spare them, (<610204>2 Peter 2:4-6); he that made them will have no mercy on…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“cast--namely, thunderbolts (Job 6:4; Job 7:20; Job 16:13; Psa 7:12-13).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“For God shall cast upon him - That is, God shall bring calamities upon him, or cast his thunderbolts upon him, and shall not pity him. He would fain flee - He would gladly escape from the wrath of God, but he is unable to do it. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Cast - His darts or plagues one after another. Would flee - He earnestly desires to escape the judgments of God, but in vain. Those that will not be persuaded to fly to the arms of Divine grace, which are now stretched out to receive them, will not be able to flee from the arms of Divine wrath, which will shortly be stretched out to destroy them. Job 27:23”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“For God: Exo 9:14; Deu 32:23; Jos 10:11 not spare: Deu 29:20; Eze 9:5, Eze 9:6; Rom 8:32; Pe2 2:4, Pe2 2:5 he would fain flee: Heb. in fleeing he would flee, Job 20:24; Exo 14:25-28; Jdg 4:17-21; Isa 10:3; Amo 2:14, Amo 9:1-3 Job 27:23”
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