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Job 27:22 Cross-References

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For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand. he: Heb. in fleeing he would flee

Job 27:22 (KJV)

Commentary on Job 27:22

For God shall cast upon him, and not spare (וְיַשְׁלֵךְ עָלָיו וְלֹא יַחְמֹל, ve-yashlekh alav velo yachmol)—The verb shalak (שָׁלַךְ) means "to hurl, throw violently," used of God casting down enemies (Exodus 15:1). The phrase "not spare" uses chamal (חָמַל), meaning to pity or have compassion. Job describes divine wrath as relentless missiles against the wicked. The phrase he would fain flee out of his hand (בָּרוֹחַ יִבְרַח מִיָּדוֹ) uses barach (בָּרַח, "flee") doubled for intensity. The wicked desperately tries escaping God's hand (yad, power), but futilely.This echoes Amos 5:19: "As if a...

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