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Barnes' Notes on Job 24:7

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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They cause the naked to lodge without clothing - They strip others of their clothing, and leave them destitute. That they have no covering in the cold - All travelers tell us, that though the day is intensely hot in the deserts of Arabia, yet the nights are often intensely cold. Hence, the sufferings of those who are plundered, and who have nothing to defend themselves from the cold air of the night. return to 'Top of Page'
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