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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of the book of Job being the substance of thirty-five lectures / by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1664
AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON The Thirty-fifth, Th… › Chapter 36 › Verses 18-20
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Vers. 19. Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.
As if he had said, Possibly, O Job, thou having been a great man, a rich man, the richest the greatest man in all the East, mayst think thou couldst buy off thy offence with gold, and get out from under his wrath by thy wealth and riches; but suppose thou wert as great and rich as ever, or greater and richer than any are, or ever were, Will he esteem thy riches?
1The word rendered esteem, signifies to put in order, because things which are of esteem and value, are laid up handsomely and orderly. As no man esteems trash, so he will not lay it up among his treasures. Will he esteem, or lay up thy riches, as some precious thing, as his treasure; surely no. The question (as frequently in Scripture) is a strong denial; will he? he will not value thy riches, no more than a rush; what dost tell him of thy riches, he makes no account of all that thou hast to give, yea, though thou hadst all the world to give: Men will esteem thy riches, money answers all things among men, but alas, it will answer nothing with God, will he esteem Thy riches?
1The word rendred esteem, signifies to put in order, because things which are of esteem and value, are laid up handsomely and orderly. As no man esteems trash, so he will not lay it up among his treasures. Will he esteem, or lay up thy riches, as some precious thing, as his treasure; surely no. The question (as frequently in Scripture) is a strong denial; will he? he will not value thy riches, no more than a rush; what dost tell him of thy riches, he makes no account of all that thou hast to give, yea, though thou hadst all the world to give: Men will esteem thy riches, money answers all things among men, but alass, it will answer nothing with God, will he esteem Thy riches?