Job 13:25 | TNotes | STEP | 13:25 In the Old Testament, dry straw is a common image for what can be blown away (“chaff,” Ps 83:13 ; Isa 40:24 ; Jer 13:24 ) or burned (Exod 15:7 ; Isa 47:14 ; Mal 4:1 ; see also “dry grass,” Isa 5:24 ; 33:11 ), or for what is weak (Job 41:20-21 ) and trifling (Isa 41:2 ).

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bPs 83:13►

cIsa 40:24►

dJer 13:24►

eExod 15:7►

fIsa 47:14►

gMal 4:1►

hIsa 5:24►

i33:11►

jJob 41:20-21►

kIsa 41:2►

‏ Job 13:25

13:25 ^a In the Old Testament, dry straw is a common image for what can be blown away (“chaff,” Ps 83:13 ^b; Isa 40:24 ^c; Jer 13:24 ^d) or burned (Exod 15:7 ^e; Isa 47:14 ^f; Mal 4:1 ^g; see also “dry grass,” Isa 5:24 ^h; 33:11 ⁱ), or for what is weak (Job 41:20-21 ^j) and trifling (Isa 41:2 ^k).