Job 15:26
rushing headlong at Him with a thick, studded shield.
BSB
ASV
He runneth upon him with a stiff neck, With the thick bosses of his bucklers;
KJV
He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
He runneth upon him - Calmet has properly observed that this refers to God, who, like a mighty conquering hero, marches against the ungodly, rushes upon him, seizes him by the throat, which the mail by which it is encompassed cannot protect; neither his shield nor spear can save him when the Lord of hosts comes against him.
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Job 16:12I was at ease, but He shattered me; He seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has set me up as His target;
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He forced me off my path and tore me to pieces; He left me without help.
If I have sinned, what have I done to You, O watcher of mankind? Why have You made me Your target, so that I am a burden to You?
He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.
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Genesis 49:8Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
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For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.
And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.
May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you…
And concerning Judah he said: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause, but may You be a help against his…
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Psalms 18:40You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.
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For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.