Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
after . . . before—rather, "those in the West—those in the East"; that is, all people; literally, "those behind—those before"; for Orientals in geography turn with their faces to the east (not to the north as we), and back to the west; so that before—east; behind—north (so Zechariah 14:8).
day—of ruin (Obadiah 1:12).
affrighted—seized with terror (Job 21:6; Isaiah 13:8).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Job 18:20:
Jeremiah 27:7
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