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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Job 15:23

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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Wandereth in anxious search for bread. Famine in Old Testament depicts sore need (Isa 5:13). Contrast the pious man's lot (Job 5:20-22). knoweth--has the firm conviction. Contrast the same word applied to the pious (Job 5:24-25). ready at his hand--an Arabic phrase to denote a thing's complete readiness and full presence, as if in the hand.
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