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Job 29:17

King James Version (KJV)

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Job 29:17

Verse 17 of 25

Scripture focus

And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

Job 29:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Job 29:17

Theological / Devotional

Brake the jaws. The metaphor is taken from hunting. Job compares the wicked to a wild beast with its helpless victim in its grasp. He pictures himself as the one who rescues such victims by breaking the jaws of the beast of prey.

By SdaBc