4. His children . . . crushed in the gate —A judicial formula. The gate was the place of judgment and of other public proceedings ( Psalms 127:5 ; Proverbs 22:22 ; Genesis 23:10 ; Deuteronomy 21:19 ). Such propylæa have been found in the Assyrian remains. Eliphaz obliquely alludes to the calamity which cut off Job's children. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-5" class="com-number"
Pericope (part_of)
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pericope/per-job-5-001
절 (explains)
Source
source-manifest/jfb— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological