Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
The triumphant speech of the pious. If "substance" be retained, translate, rather as the Septuagint, "Has not their substance been taken away, and . . . ?" But the Hebrew is rather, "Truly our adversary is cut down" [GESENIUS]. The same opposition exists between the godly and ungodly seed as between the unfallen and restored Adam and Satan (adversary); this forms the groundwork of the book (Job 1:1-2:13; Genesis 3:15).
remnant—all that "is left" of the sinner; repeated from Job 20:26, which makes UMBREIT'S rendering "glory" (Margin), "excellency," less probable.
fire—alluding to Job (Job 1:16; Job 15:34; Job 18:15). First is mentioned destruction by water (Job 22:16); here, by fire (II Peter 3:5-7).
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