King James Version
What Does Job 19:29 Mean?
“Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment .”
Context
27
Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me. another: Heb. a stranger though: or, my reins within me are consumed with earnest desire (for that day) within: Heb. in my bosom
28
But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me? seeing: or, and what root of matter is found in me?
29
Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment .
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(29) **Be ye afraid . . .**—Job threatens his friends with that condign punishment of which they regarded him as a conspicuous example.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
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Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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