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Job 1:5

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

which Aben Ezra on the place observes; and it is applicable enough to antichrist, who opens his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven; see Re 13:6.

wvpn twat le evr llh yk "nam laudat improbus animam suam in desiderio ipsius", Junius & Tremellius; so Michaelis. "Quoniam laudat ipsium pro desiderio animi sui", Tigurine version. Krb euwbw "et avarus benedicit sibi", Piscator; so Ainsworth.

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