soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 .
life. Hebrew. chayai.
leave = let go, let loose: i.e. tell forth, give vent to.
complaint = complaining.
upon = about.
hands. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6 . Compare Psalms 119:73 ; Psalms 138:8 , and Psalms 139:5 , Psalms 139:10 .
wicked = lawless. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44 .
Hast. ? seest. ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6 .
man = mortal man. Hebrew. 'enosh. App-14 .
man's = a strong man's. Hebrew. geber. App-14 .
wicked. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44 .
fenced me = knit me together.
spirit = breath. Hebrew. ruach. App-9 .
iniquity. Hebrew. 'avah. App-44 .
confusion. Hebrew. kalon = shame. First occurrence.
changes and war = successions, yea hostile successions. Figure of speech Hendiadys ( App-6 ) = one thing: i.e. a constant succession.
Wherefore . . . ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6 .
Oh . . . ! Figure of speech Ecphonesis.
given up the ghost = died. Hebrew. gava'. Compare Job 3:11 ; Job 13:19 ; Job 14:10 . Not Job 11:20 .
Are not. ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6 .
of darkness and the shadow = deep darkness. Figure of speech Hendiadys. Not two things, but one.
darkness. Hebrew. hashak. See note on Job 3:6 .
darkness. Hebrew. 'eyphah. See note on Job 3:6 . darkness itself. Hebrew. 'ophel. See note on Job 3:6 .
as darkness. Hebrew. 'ophel. See above.
Verse 1
soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 .
life. Hebrew. chayai.
leave = let go, let loose: i.e. tell forth, give vent to.
complaint = complaining.
upon = about.
Verse 3
hands. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6 . Compare Psalms 119:73 ; Psalms 138:8 , and Psalms 139:5 , Psalms 139:10 .
wicked = lawless. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44 .
Verse 4
Hast. ? seest. ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6 .
man = mortal man. Hebrew. 'enosh. App-14 .
Verse 5
man's = a strong man's. Hebrew. geber. App-14 .
Verse 7
wicked. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44 .
Verse 11
fenced me = knit me together.
Verse 12
spirit = breath. Hebrew. ruach. App-9 .
Verse 14
iniquity. Hebrew. 'avah. App-44 .
Verse 15
confusion. Hebrew. kalon = shame. First occurrence.
Verse 17
changes and war = successions, yea hostile successions. Figure of speech Hendiadys ( App-6 ) = one thing: i.e. a constant succession.
Verse 18
Wherefore . . . ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6 .
Oh . . . ! Figure of speech Ecphonesis.
given up the ghost = died. Hebrew. gava'. Compare Job 3:11 ; Job 13:19 ; Job 14:10 . Not Job 11:20 .
Verse 20
Are not. ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6 .
Verse 21
of darkness and the shadow = deep darkness. Figure of speech Hendiadys. Not two things, but one.
darkness. Hebrew. hashak. See note on Job 3:6 .
Verse 22
darkness. Hebrew. 'eyphah. See note on Job 3:6 . darkness itself. Hebrew. 'ophel. See note on Job 3:6 .
as darkness. Hebrew. 'ophel. See above.