Job 29:17 meaning and explanation
I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth.
Job 29:17, Berean Standard Bible
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Job is speaking, recalling in his final discourse the honor and influence he once enjoyed before disaster struck. In verses 11 to 17 he describes his former role as a defender of the vulnerable, and this image of breaking the teeth of the wicked fits that picture: he used his power to stop predators and rescue what they had seized.
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