Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 16:15

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15. sewed —denoting the tight fit of the mourning garment; it was a sack with armholes closely sewed to the body. horn —image from horned cattle, which when excited tear the earth with their horns. The horn was the emblem of power ( :- ). Here, it is in the dust —which as applied to Job denotes his humiliation from former greatness. To throw one's self in the dust was a sign of mourning; this idea is here joined with that of excited despair, depicted by the fury of a horned beast. The Druses of Lebanon still wear horns as an ornament. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-16" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-job-16-001

절 (explains)

bible-text/job-16-15

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological