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John Gill's Exposition on Job 30:20
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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me, etc.] Which added greatly to his affliction, that though he cried to the Lord for help and deliverance, yet he turned a deaf ear to him; and though he heard him, as undoubtedly he did, he did not answer him immediately; at least not in the way in which he desired and expected he would: crying is expressive of prayer, and supposes distress, and denotes vehemence of spirit: I stand up; in prayer, standing being a prayer gesture, as many observe from (<241501>Jeremiah 15:1); (see Gill on “<400605>Matthew 6:5”); or he persisted in it, he continued praying, was incessant in it, and yet could obtain no answer; or this signifies silence, as some f1107 interpret it; he cried, and then ceased, waiting for an answer; but whether he prayed, or whether he was silent, it was the same thing: and thou regardest me [not]; the word “not” is not in this clause, but is repeated from the preceding, as it is by Ben Gersom and others; but some read it without it, and give the sense either thus, thou considerest me whether it is fit to receive my prayer or not, so Sephorno; or to renew my strokes, to add new afflictions to me, as Jarchi and Bar Tzemach; or thou lookest upon me as one pleased with the sight of me in such a miserable condition, so far from helping me; wherefore it follows.
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