Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
he looketh--God. Rather, with UMBREIT, "Now he (the restored penitent) singeth joyfully (answering to "joy," Job 33:26; Psalms 51:12) before men, and saith," etc. (Proverbs 25:20; Psalms 66:16; Psalms 116:14).
perverted--made the straight crooked: as Job had misrepresented God's character.
profited--literally, "was made even" to me; rather, "My punishment was not commensurate with my sin" (so Zophar, Job 11:6); the reverse of what Job heretofore said (Job 16:17; Psalms 103:10; Ezra 9:13).
Effects of restoration to God's favor; literally, to Job a temporal revival; spiritually, an eternal regeneration. The striking words cannot be restricted to their temporal meaning, as used by Elihu (1 Peter 1:11-12).
his flesh shall be fresher than a child's--so Naaman, 2 Kings 5:14, spiritually, John 3:3-7.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Job 33:26
Job 36:15
Job 36:24
Matthew 5:3
Luke 18:14
Hebrews 4:16
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