If thou prepare thine heart Thouis emphatic, and meant by the speaker to place Job in a different class from the "hollow man" described in Job 11:12. Job hardly accepted the good intention, cf. ch. Job 12:3. "To prepare the heart" may mean, to bring it into a condition of right thought and feeling towards God. The word might also mean "fix thy heart," let it no more be driven to and fro amidst false feelings and views, Psalms 10:17; Psalms 51:10; Psalms 57:7; Psalms 78:37.

and stretch out In prayer, and seeking help, Exodus 9:29; Isaiah 1:15; cf. Job 8:5.

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