25. Apodosis.
Yea--rather, Then shall the Almighty be, &c.
defence--rather, as the same Hebrew means in
Job 22:24
(see on
Job 22:24)
--Thy precious metals; God will be to thee in the place of
riches.
plenty of silver--rather, "And shall be to thee in the place of
laboriously-obtained treasures of silver"
[GESENIUS]. Elegantly
implying, it is less labor to find God than the hidden metals; at least
to the humble seeker
(Job 28:12-28).
But [MAURER] "the shining silver."
JFB.
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