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Job 30:23

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

and hither go both the abortive, and the covetous rich man; so that he has in this no pre-eminence to it. Jarchi interprets it of hell, the one place, whither all sinners go; but the former sense is best.

Mela tie Situ Orbis, l. 3. c. 9. Nat. Hist. 1. 7. c.

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