John Trapp on Job 10:17

Verſe 17. Thou reneweſt thy witneſſes againſt me] Theſe freſh witneſſes were divels ſay ſome; Jobs friends, ſay others, his dolorous ſufferings rather, ſaith Austir, thoſe open witneſſes of ſome ſecret wickedneſſe in Job, as the world would eſteem them. See chap. 16.8. Ruth 1.21. Thus the Jewes cenſured our Saviour, Iſa. 53.3, 4. The Barbarians Paul, Acts 28. and thoſe in the Goſpel them that periſhed by the fall of the tower of Siloam. And how many precious men as well as Job, have been caſt upon this evidence for traitors and rebels againſt the higheſt majeſty? J[illegible: 2 letters]u[illegible: 1 letter] thinks, that when Job uttered the words of this text, he felt ſome new pains growing upon him and increaſing.

Thou in reaſeſt thine indignation upon me] Or within me, as chap. 6.4. and this was it that put a ſting into his ſufferings; Gods heavy diſpleaſure ſeemed to be kindled againſt him. Be not thou a terrour unto me ô Lord, ſaid Jeremy, and then I ſhall do well enough with the reſt.

Changes and warre (or armies) are upon me, or againſt me] Variety of troubles come trooping and treading, as it were, on the heels of one another: fluctus fluct[illegible: 1 letter]um [illegible: 1 letter]rudi[illegible: 1 letter]: there is a continual ſucceſſion of my ſorrows, freſh forces ſent againſt me &c. We ſee then that Job complained not without cauſe, though he kept not alwaies within compaſſe, as appeareth by that which followeth.