Matthew Poole and continuators on Job 20:5
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Job20:5
5. That the triumphing of the wicked is short , and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
Heb. is from near; i. e. from, or for a little time: They have not long enjoyed it, and it will shortly vanish.
This he adds by way of reflection upon Iob, who though he did clear himself from gross wickedness, yet might be guilty of deep hypocrisie.
Marginal references: Psal. 37. 35, 36.; Heb. from near.
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