15. sewed —denoting the tight fit of the mourning garment; it was a sack with armholes closely sewed to the body. horn —image from horned cattle, which when excited tear the earth with their horns. The horn was the emblem of power ( :- ). Here, it is in the dust —which as applied to Job denotes his humiliation from former greatness. To throw one's self in the dust was a sign of mourning; this idea is here joined with that of excited despair, depicted by the fury of a horned beast. The Druses of Lebanon still wear horns as an ornament. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-16" class="com-number"
Pericope (part_of)
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pericope/per-job-16-001
절 (explains)
Source
source-manifest/jfb— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological