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  • Esmari Potgieter

2025-01-29
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  1. Job 9:26 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Commentary on Job 9:26 (Summary)

Job 9:26 (ESV)

26 They go by like skiffs of reed, like an eagle swooping on the prey.

Job compares his days with fast-moving things: a runner (Job 9:25), a sailboat on the Nile, and an eagle.

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