Whereforejustice and judgment take hold [on thee]; afflictions in righteousness, or the chastening hand of God, in righteous judgment, had taken hold upon him, and would hold him until he was sufficiently humbled under them.
Schmidt, Michaelis.
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Job 34:8
Job 34:8
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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