Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 22:20
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20. The triumphant speech of the pious. If "substance" be retained, translate, rather as the Septuagint, "Has not their substance been taken away, and . . . ?" But the Hebrew is rather, "Truly our adversary is cut down" [GESENIUS]. The same opposition exists between the godly and ungodly seed as between the unfallen and restored Adam and Satan ( adversary ); this forms the groundwork of the book ( Job 1:1-2 ; Genesis 3:15 ). remnant —all that "is left" of the sinner; repeated from Genesis 3:15- : , which makes UMBREIT'S rendering "glory" ( Margin ), "excellency," less probable. fire —alluding to Job ( Job 1:16 ; Job 15:34 ; Job 18:15 ). First is mentioned destruction by water ( Job 18:15- : ); here, by fire ( Job 18:15- : ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-21" class="com-number"
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