Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 6:4

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4. arrows . . . within me —have pierced me. A poetic image representing the avenging Almighty armed with bow and arrows ( Psalms 38:2 ; Psalms 38:3 ). Here the arrows are poisoned. Peculiarly appropriate, in reference to the burning pains which penetrated, like poison, into the inmost parts —("spirit"; as contrasted with mere surface flesh wounds ) of Job's body. set themselves in array —a military image ( Judges 20:33 ). All the terrors which the divine wrath can muster are set in array against me ( Isaiah 42:13 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-5" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

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절 (explains)

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