1. Job 30:26 (ESV)
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Commentary on Job 30:26 (Summary)

Job 30:26 (ESV)

26 But when I hoped for good, evil came, and when I waited for light, darkness came.

Job had hoped for good, since he had spent his days doing good (see Job 29:18–20). But instead of good, he received evil.

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