Job 15:26

"Because he has stretched out his hand against God, and behaves himself proudly against the Almighty,"

Key Reflection

This verse portrays a person who defies divine authority through prideful actions, symbolizing rebellion against God's sovereignty. Such behavior is seen as an affront to the Almighty, highlighting the severe consequences of rejecting God's dominion and will.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

He runneth upon him -That is, upon God. The image here is taken from the mode in which people rushed into battle. It was with a violent concussion, and usually with a shout, that they might intimidate their foes, and overcome them at first, with the violence of the shock. The mode of warfare is now changed, and it is the vaunted excellency of modern warfare that armies now go deliberately and calmly to put each other to death. Even “on his neck -literally, “with the neck” -בצוארbetsavā'r. Vulgate, “With erect neck -erecto collo.” Septuagint, contemptuously, or with pride -ὕβρειhubrei.

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