Job 20:9

20:9 People who had seen him will not see him again,

and the place where he was

will recognize him no longer.

Job 30:6

30:6 so that they had to live

in the dry stream beds,

in the holes of the ground, and among the rocks.

Job 31:25

31:25 if I have rejoiced because of the extent of my wealth,

or because of the great wealth my hand had gained,


tn Heb “the eye that had seen him.” Here a part of the person (the eye, the instrument of vision) is put by metonymy for the entire person.

tn This use of the infinitive construct expresses that they were compelled to do something (see GKC 348-49 §114.h, k).

tn The adjectives followed by a partitive genitive take on the emphasis of a superlative: “in the most horrible of valleys” (see GKC 431 §133.h).