An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…

These words contain a further effect of this curse. I cursed his habitation, and what then? was it an ineffectual curse? was it but wind and words, returning and doing nothing? or did it spend all its strength upon this foolish man in his own person? No, His children are far from safety, they are crushed in the gate, &c. One of the Rabbins conceives that these words and the verse following, ⟨p. 196⟩are the form wherein the curse was pronounced upon the habitation of the foolish man; As if Eliphaz had said, I cursed ¹his habitation thus, Let his children be far from safety, and let them be crushed in the gate, neither let there be any to deliver; as for his harvest, let the hungry eat it up, and let the robbers swallow up their substance. And we find such a form, Psal. 109. David pronounces the curse upon those wicked enemies, in language very suitable to this (ver. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.) Set thou a wicked man over him, and let Satan (an adversary) stand at his right hand. When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow; let his children be continually vagabonds and beg, let them seek their bread also out of desolate places, let the extortioner cath all that he hath; and let the stranger spoil his labour.

These words containe a further effect of this curse. I cursed his habitation, and what then? was it an ineffectuall curse? was it but wind and words, returning and doing nothing? or did it spend all its strength upon this foolish man in his own person? No, His children are farre from safety, they are crushed in the gate, &c. One of the Rabbins conceives that these words and the verse following, ⟨p. 196⟩are the forme wherein the curse was pronounced upon the habitation of the foolish man; As if Eliphaz had said, I cursed ¹his habitation thus, Let his children be far from safety, and let them be crushed in the gate, neither let there be any to deliver; as for his harvest, let the hungry eate it up, and let the robbers swallow up their substance. And we find such a forme,