28o Chap. ig. 11n Expofation upon the Boone of J O B. Verf. 2o. JOB. 19 Velf. 20, 21, 22. 20. My bone cleaveth to my skin, and tomy flefh,andI am elcapedwith the skinof my teeth. t. tiavreprttie upon m!, havepittieupon me, Oyee my freind;, for thehandof god bath touched me. 2.2.. Lk by doeyee petfecute m: as God, andarenot fatisfed with my fleflt. IN the former context Yob ¡hewed what effects his affliction wrought upon others, ( all contemned him, or proved un- faithfull to him ) Here he fhewes what effect his afflic`fion had wrought upon himfelfe, it wafted and confumed his body, it grieved and troubledhis foule; The fence of this took fuch thong holdofhim, that he breakes out into a fupplication fór pittie, ( verf: 21. ) and into adeprecation offurther perfecu Lion, ( verf. 22. ) Verf. 20. My bone cleaveth to my skin. As ifhe bad Paid, My affiiElions have brought me to skin and bones,I am become a very skelliton. Myflefhfaileth,andmy heart is almofl' failed, onely god is the f rength ofvoy heart,. andmyportion In pelle mea d7 for ever. in corne atea adhæjc of me- My bone cleaveth to my skin, and tomy f efb. um. Heb. ptagxvµov id The word fignifieth to cleave together, as thofe things doe enorLigenm ap that are faftned with glue.; fo fome render it here ; My bone is pellant Gracï glued to my skin: and the copulative is rendred as a word of like- gum, taco cot- neffe byMr.Brong htonand others; illy bonecleaveth to my skin as pore fuccoex- baufo, of/a -cuts to my fefh;that is,whereasmy bone ( as the bone ofany man in aggluttnata cer- health) fhouldCleave tomy fiefh,my'banecleaveth to my skin; nuntu+. Merc* as if he had faid,There is nothing between mybone andmy skin; or- Coniunaio & dinari6 fiefhgrowethbetween the skinand thebone; but my skin is tumour ro fan. immediate tomy bone. All flefh is graffe, ready towither,but my Cuti rne.e tot flefh & the goodlinefs thereof is already withered. The cleaving catni men ad- ofthe skin to the hones is a proverbiall fpeech, for extreame here"' 'la oreo lelnenrec,both among prophane Writers, and in the holy Writ. (T/al.
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