Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Wandereth in anxious search for bread. Famine in Old Testament depicts sore need (Isaiah 5:13). Contrast the pious man's lot (Job 5:20-22).
knoweth—has the firm conviction. Contrast the same word applied to the pious (Job 5:24-25).
ready at his hand—an Arabic phrase to denote a thing's complete readiness and full presence, as if in the hand.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Job 15:23:
Job 15:30
Job 21:9
Isaiah 48:22
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