“For He shall let loose upon him, and not spare. Fleeing he shall flee out of His hand. God, as often as He chastens the sinner by smiting him, for this reason 'lets loose' the scourge, that He may 'spare.' But when by smiting He brings his life to an end whilst remaining in sin, He 'lets loose' the scourge, but never…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Morals on the Book of Job, Book XVIII
Original
22For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
Modern
Preparing…
Teens
Preparing…
Kids
Preparing…
In context
20Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
21The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
— Job 27:22 —
23Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.