Adam Clarke Commentary - Job 7:19

Adam Clarke Commentary - Job 7:19 - 7:19

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Adam Clarke Commentary - Job 7:19 - 7:19

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7:1 - 7:1
7:2 - 7:2
7:3 - 7:3
7:4 - 7:4
7:5 - 7:5
7:6 - 7:6
7:7 - 7:7
7:8 - 7:8
7:9 - 7:9
7:10 - 7:10
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7:12 - 7:12
7:14 - 7:14
7:15 - 7:15
7:16 - 7:16
7:17 - 7:17
7:19 - 7:19
7:20 - 7:20
7:21 - 7:21

Till I swallow down my spittle? - This is a proverbial expression, and exists among the Arabs to the present day; the very language being nearly the same. It signifies the same as, Let me draw my breath; give me a moment’s space; let me have even the twinkling of an eye. I am urged by my sufferings to continue my complaint; but my strength is exhausted, my mouth dry with speaking. Suspend my sufferings even for so short a space as is necessary to swallow my spittle, that my parched tongue may be moistened, so that I may renew my complaint.