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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Job 38:13

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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take hold of the ends, &c.--spread itself over the earth to its utmost bounds in a moment. wicked--who hate the light, and do their evil works in the dark (Job 24:13). shaken out of it--The corners (Hebrew, "wings" or "skirts") of it, as of a garment, are taken hold of by the dayspring, so as to shake off the wicked.
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