21 Let nor him that is deceived, truſt in vanity z: for vanity « ſhall be his recompence 5. | z i.e. In the vain and deceitful things of this world, ſuch as Pow- er. Riches, Honour,&c.of which,and of the loſs of them, he had been Jargely diſcourſing ; and now he ſubjoyns a general Caution toall en with the fore-mentioned perſons : And withal, he ſecretly intimates Job's great ſin which was the cauſe of his ruine ; To wat, his carnal confidence in thoſe vain things,the Wealth,and Glory,and Children which God had given him: From which Crime he therefore vindi- cats himſelf heresfter. - i.e. Diſappointment and diſfatisfaQtion,and the vaniſhing or loſs of all their imaginary felicity. The ſame word Vanity;being elegantly repeated in anotherſenſc,asis uſual in Scrip- ture and all Authors. þ Heb: his exchange; he ſhall exchange one vanity for another,a pleaſing vanity for a vexatious vanity.Burt this Vetſe is and may be rendred otherwiſe ; The Hebrew Particle #t, be- ing here, as itis clſe-where, taken for a ſimple Negation. Thus, He that u deceived with Vanity (i.e. with the vain things of this world, wherewith moſt men are deceived and bewitched) wzll not believe that Vanity (1c. x oe and diſappointment,and miſery) ſhall be
his recenipence. And ſo this is an' aggravation of his Calamity, that it ſurprized him when he was confident and ſecure from all fears of ſuch an event.
32 Iefhall be [| accompliſhed c *before his time 4, and his branch e ſhall not be green f.
c To wit, that which- was laſt mentioned, that Yanity ſhall be hs recompence, Or, it; le. his Branch mentioned in the next Clauſe of the verſe, from which itis underſtood in this former Clauſe,as is ve- ry. uſual in the holy Scripture, ſhall be conſumed, or, cut off. d 1. e.
n by the courſe of Nature, and common Providence, it might have continued and flouriſhed much longer. e Either, 1. His Glory and Proſperity» Or rather, 2.;His Children ; by comparing ve34- where the deſolation is ſaid to fall upon all the Congregation and Tabernacles of theſe men : And ſo he refle&s upon Job who loſt his children. f i. e. Shall not continue to flouriſh, as it had done.
He g ſhall ſhake off þ his unripe grapes i as the
vine &, and ſhall caſt off his flower as the olive /.
g Either, r. The wicked man, who by his ſins is the Author of his own ruine-. Or, 2. God who is eaſily underftoed both from the Matter and Context. h Heb. Shall rake away by Violence. 3 1. e. His Fruit, his Children, or other Comforts before their time. & i.e. As the Vine either it ſelf droppeth, or rather loſeth its tender Grapes, which'are plucked off by a violent hand. ! Which flouriſheth much About the ſame time with the Vine, and is commonly handled in the ſame manner.
24 For the congregation » of hypocrites ſe# be de- ſolate », and fire o ſhall conſume the tabernacles of bri- bery p.
”m i.e. Their Children, and Servants, and Friends, and Depen- dents. » i. e. Utterly deſtroyed: o i. e« Some eminent and terrible Judgement of God, which 1s oft expreſſed by fire; as [ſaiah gs 19. and 26. 11. f i.e Which were either built or maintained by ex- tortion and bribery, or fuch like unrighteous Courſes, whereof they thought Job guilty, Chapter 22. 8.
* They conceive miſchief q, and bring forth
*PC. 7. 14: [| vanity r, and their belly s prepareth deceit z. Ifa. 59. 4 9 i & They deviſe and contrive injurious and pernicious enter- Hoſ. 10.13 prizes againſt others. r Or, Iiquity, or Injury, or Trouble; Either, | Or, n.- 7 To others: They execute what they had contrived, Or, 2. To themſelves; the miſchief they deſigned for others, falleth upon their own heads, and they reap what they ſowed. * ive. Their inward arts, their hearts and minds; See above on verſe 2. # Either, 1. or others, whom they deſign to cheat : Or, 2. For themſelves, who whilſt they ſeek to deceive others, ſhall find that they rthem- ſelves are moſt deceived, as being deprived of all their defires and opes wherewith they fed themſelves, and caſt into all thoſe Cala- mities which they thought ro prevent by theſe Artifices. CH AP. VI. Job' s anſwer : His Friends increaſe hu miſery, 1---8: His Inſulting enemies, g===I 1" God's Power againft him, 12---=16. His Innocence ſhould cry to Heaven, where it was known: He wiſbeth to plead with God, 17--2 1: Pleaſeth himſelf with the proſpe# of Death, 22: Hen Jeab anſwered and ſaid, 2 I have heard many ſuch things «: || * miſerable
comforters b are ye all. |
a Both from you, who do ſo odiouſly repeat the ſame things, and from divers others : For theſe things, though you pride and pleaſe our ſelves in them, as if you had made ſome great and ſtrange iſcoveries, are but vulgar and trivial. 6 In ſtead of giving me thoſe Comforts which you pretend to do, Chapter 15. 11. and which my condition leudly calls for, you feed me with Terrors,
and Cenſures, and Scoffs- : Shall F vain words have an end c? or what em-
boldneth thee that thou anſwereſt d?
c When wilt thou put an end to theſe idle and impertinent Diſ- courſes ? He retorts upon nim his Charge nt 18, Chapter 15. 2, 3. 4 Towit, ſo, orin ſuch manner, ſo cenſorioufly, and oppro- briouſly, and =_ torily, What ſecret grounds haſt thou for thy Confidence ? Thy _— are flaſhy and weak ; if thou haſt a- ny ſtronger produce them- ; |
4 I alſo could ſpeak as ye de: if your ſoul e were in my ſouls ſtead, I could heap up words againſt you f, and * *Lam:2-15 ſhake mine head at you g.
e i-e- Your Perſon, as Gen. 12.5. f 1.e. I could multiply Accu- fations and Reproaches againſt you, as you do againſt me- g In way of Deriſion, as this Phraſe is moſt commonly uſed ; as 2 Kings 19. 21. Plal-22 75+ Iſa 39. 22+ Matth 27: 39- |
5 But I would ſtrengthen you h with my mouth, and |
Or,cut of. Ch.22.16 . 55. 23-
_ quity.
' NOr, trou- bleſome. FCh. 13.4.
+ Heb. words of Wind.
f O B.
to take heed of running into the ſame Errour and Miſchief |
' and as this Phraſe is moſt commonly uſed, as Pſal 22: 8- and 35.
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