Job 40:13

“Hide them in the dust together, etc.] Either in the dust of death, that they may be seen no more in this world, in the same place and circumstances where they showed their pride and haughtiness; or in the dust of the grave, and let them have an inglorious burial, like that of malefactors thrown into some common pit together; as, when multitudes are slain in battle, a large pit is dug, and the bodies are cast in together without any order or decency; or it may be rendered “alike” f1443, let them be treated equally alike, no preference given to one above another; [and] bind their faces in secret; alluding, as it is thought, to malefactors when condemned and about to be executed, whose faces…”

“(Isa 2:10). Abase and remove them out of the sight of men. bind . . . faces--that is, shut up their persons [MAURER]. But it refers rather to the custom of binding a cloth over the faces of persons about to be executed (Job 9:24; Est 7:8). in secret--consign them to darkness.”

“Hide them in the dust together; - compare Isaiah 2:10. The meaning seems to be, that God had power to prostrate the wicked in the dust of the earth, and he calls upon Job to show his power by doing the same thing. And bind their faces in secret - The word “faces” here is probably used (like the Greek πρίσωπα prisōpa to denote “persons.” The phrase” to bind them,” is expressive of having them under control or subjection; and the phrase “in secret” may refer to some secret or safe place - as a dungeon or prison. The meaning of the whole is, that God had power to restrain and control the haughty and the wicked, and he appeals to Job to do the same. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Hide - Kill every one of them at one blow. Bind - Condemn or destroy them. He alludes to the manner of covering the faces of condemned persons, and of dead men. In secret - In a secret place, bury them in their graves. Job 40:15”

“Hide: Job 14:13; Psa 49:14; Isa 2:10 bind: Job 36:13; Est 7:8; Joh 11:44 Job 40:14”