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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Gregory the Dialogist
Ver. 23. Would that his belly might be filled, that God might cast the fury of His wrath upon him, and rain His war upon him. 29. The Lord 'rains His war' upon this hypocrite, when he smites his deeds with the swords of His judgments. Thus for God to 'rain war,' is His pressing hard to destruction the life of the wicked man by His strict sentences from on high. …
Thomas Aquinas
Sophar considered then that the abundance of the evil man is harmful to him. As if from zeal for justice, he desires the greatest abundance of temporal goods for Job so that he suffers punishment. So the text continues, "Would that his belly be filled," with the abundance of temporal goods, "that he, "God", might send on him the anger of his fury," revenge without mercy. He shows the measure of his anger saying then, "and would shower his war upon him." He says "he would shower," to show an abundance of evils. …
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