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Job 15:19
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to whom alone the land was givenwhen no foreigner passed among them.
To whom alone the land was given, And no stranger passed among them):
to whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them).
(The land was given to their fathers only, and no foreigner lived among them.)
to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them.
To whom alone the land was given, And no stranger passed among them [corrupting the truth].
To whom alone the land was given, And no stranger passed among them.
To whom alone the land was given, And no stranger passed among them):
To whome alone the land was giuen and no stranger passed through them.
To whom alone the land was given,And no stranger passed among them.
to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them:
Those who gained such insights also gained the land, and they were not influenced by foreign teachings.
to whom alone the land was given — no foreigner passed among them.
Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.
These are important people in our country! Everyone knows who they are.
To whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them.
Their land was free from foreigners; there was no one to lead them away from God.
to whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed through their midst.
to them alone the land was given; and no alien passed among them.
vnto whom only the londe was geuen, that no straunger shulde come amonge them.
Unto whom alone the land was given, And no stranger passed among them):
For only to them was the land given, and no strange people were among them:)
Unto whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them.
Unto whom alone the earth was giuen, and no stranger passed among them.
Unto whom alone the earth was geue, and no straunger went among them.
To them alone the earth was given, and no stranger came upon them.
Unto whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them:)
To whiche aloone the erthe is youun, and an alien schal not passe bi hem.
To whom alone the land was given, And no stranger passed among them):
To whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.
To whom alone the land was given, And no alien passed among them:
from those to whom the land was given long before any foreigners arrived.
These were the ones to whom the land was given, and no stranger passed among them.
to whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them.
To them alone, was the earth given, and no alien passed through their midst:
To whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger hath passed among them.
to whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them).
To them alone was the land given, And a stranger passed not over into their midst:
To whom alone the land was given, And no alien passed among them.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Unto whom: Genesis 10:25, Genesis 10:32, Deuteronomy 32:8, Joel 3:17
Cross-References
And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Unto whom alone the earth was given,.... Who were intrusted with the government of whole kingdoms and nations; and therefore not mean men, but persons of great consequence, and to be credited; being such as were appointed by God, and by him put into such an high office, for which they were qualified by him; and being observed to be such by men, were made choice of by them to take the government of them: this is not to be restrained to the land of Canaan, and to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to whom it was given, and to their posterity; and who it is very probable at this time did not yet enjoy it; but it respects more and larger tracts of land, and the rulers of them, and at a greater distance of time, and very likely Noah and his sons, to whom the whole earth was given, and by whom it was replenished, and among whom it was divided; this seems opposed to what Job had said, Job 9:24;
and no stranger passed among them; either there was no wicked man among them, a stranger to God and godliness; or an enemy that invaded them, passed through them, disturbed and dispossessed them of their power and substance; which shows how wise and good men are regarded by the Lord, and not distressed and afflicted as wicked men be; as well as serves to strengthen the credit of their character, and the report received and derived from them by tradition, and tacitly glances at Job's distress and disturbance by the Chaldeans and Sabeans; next follows the account of the things either seen by Eliphaz, or handed down from such credible persons now described.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Unto whom alone the earth was given - The land; the land or country where they dwelt. He refers to the period before they became intermingled with other nations, and before they imbibed any sentiments or opinions from strangers. The meaning is, “I will give you the result of the observations of the golden age of the world when our fathers dwelt alone, and it could not be pretended that they had been corrupted by foreign philosophy; and when in morals and in sentiment they were pure.” Probably all nations look back to such times of primeval simplicity, and freedom from corruption, when the sentiments on morals and religion were comparatively pure, and before the people became corrupt by the importation of foreign opinions. It is a pleasing delusion to look back to such times - to some innocent Arcadia, or to a golden age - but usually all such retrospections are the mere work of fancy. The world really grows wiser as it grows older; and in the progress of society it is a rare thing when the present is not more pure and happy than its early stages. The comforts, privileges, and intelligence of the patriarchal age were not to be compared with those which we enjoy - any more than the condition of the wandering Arab is to be preferred to the quiet, peace, intelligence, and order of a calm, Christian home.
No stranger passed among them - No foreigner came to corrupt their sentiments by an admixture of strange doctrines. “Eliphaz here speaks like a genuine Arab, whose pride is in his tongue, his sword, and his pure blood.” Umbreit. It is possible, as Rosenmuller suggests, that Eliphaz means to insinuate that Job had been corrupted by the sentiments of the Chaldeans and Sabeans, and had departed from the pure doctrines of earlier times.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 15:19. Unto whom alone the earth was given — He very likely refers to the Israelites, who got possession of the promised land from God himself; no stranger being permitted to dwell in it, as the old inhabitants were to be exterminated. Some think that Noah and his sons may be intended; as it is certain that the whole earth was given to them, when there were no strangers-no other family of mankind-in being. But, system apart, the words seem to apply more clearly to the Israelites.
