1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 sn The heart is the seat of intelligence and understanding, the faculty of decision making. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 sn There are various views on the meaning of this line in this verse. Some think it refers to some mysterious darkness like the judgment in Egypt (Exod 10:21-23), or to clouds building (3:5), often in accompaniment of earthquakes (see Joel 2:10, 3:15-16; Isa 13:10-13). It could also refer to an eclipse. All this assumes that the phenomenon here is limited to the morning or the day; but it could simply be saying that God controls light and darkness. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 sn There is probably great irony in Job’s using this same verse as in 5:9. But Job’s meaning here is different than Eliphaz. 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 sn Job is saying that whether it is a trial of strength or an appeal to justice, he is unable to go against God. 60 61 62 63 64 65 sn Job believes he is blameless and not deserving of all this suffering; he will hold fast to that claim, even if the future is uncertain, especially if that future involved a confrontation with God. 66 sn The expression “it is one” means that God’s dealings with people is undiscriminating. The number “one” could also be taken to mean “the same” – “it is all the same.” The implication is that it does not matter if Job is good or evil, if he lives or dies. This is the conclusion of the preceding section. 67 68 sn The point of these verses is to show – rather boldly – that God does not distinguish between the innocent and the guilty. 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 sn The old translation of “daysman” came from a Latin expression describing the fixing of a day for arbitration. 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110