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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Job 14:13-15

If God, moved by longing for His creatures, would only restore Job to life! He who rejuvenates the tree, could reanimate the man. Death would then be a proof of the Divine love: it would be God's hiding Job in Sheol from His own wrath, till it was over (Job 14:13). In this case Job would welcome death (Job 14:14). For after it would come a time of uninterrupted communion with God (Job 14:15). The first emergence of hope was in Job 7:21. Here the hope is stronger, and it will be stronger again yet.

Job 14:14. Duhm follows LXX If a man might die and live again! This seems best: if we retain the text, the question is asked without being answered: the second line continues the thought of Job 14:13.

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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