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Job 15:2
2‘If you were wise, you would not answer us with such silly ideas. The words that come out from inside you are only a hot wind!
Job 15:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
- New International Version (NIV)“Would a wise person answer with empty notions or fill their belly with the hot east wind?
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Should a wise man answer with empty knowledge, And fill himself with the east wind?
Context of Job 15:2
1Then Eliphaz, the man from Teman, replied to Job. This is what he said: ‘If you were wise, you would not answer us with such silly ideas. The words that come out from inside you are only a hot wind! 3No wise man would argue in such a useless way. The things that you say do not mean anything. 4You show that you do not respect God. You turn other people away from him.
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הֶֽחָכָ֗ם יַעֲנֶ֥ה דַֽעַת־ר֑וּחַ וִֽימַלֵּ֖א קָדִ֣ים בִּטְנֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 15:2
- Job 11:2‘Someone must answer all these words that you have spoken. You have talked a lot, but that does not mean that you are right.
- Job 13:2I know as much as you do. You are no better than I am.
- James 3:13Do some of you think that you are wise? Do you think that you are clever? If so, show that you are wise by the way that you live. Be kind to other people. Do things that are good. That is what it means to be wise.
- Job 6:26You are warning me because of what I say. I have no hope and you think that my words are empty.
- Job 8:2‘You should not continue to talk like this. Your words are like a wind that blows strongly.
- Hosea 12:1Ephraim's people chase after useless things all the time. They think that they can catch the wind that comes from the east! But the result is more violence and lies. They make an agreement with Assyria to get their help. They also send their olive oil to Egypt to ask for their help.
Commentaries on Job 15:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Should a wise man utter vain knowledge - Or rather, Should a wise man utter the science of wind? A science without solidity or certainty. And fill his belly with the east wind? - בטן beten, which we translate belly, is used to signify any part of the cavity of the body, whether the region of the thorax or abdomen; here it evidently refers to the lungs, and may include the cheeks and fauces. The east wind, קדים kadim, is a very stormy wind in the Levant…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Should a wise man - Referring to Job, and to his claims to be esteemed wise; see Job 12:3; Job 13:2, Job 13:6. The argument of Eliphaz here is, that the sentiments which Job had advanced were a sufficient refutation of his pretensions to wisdom. A wise man would not be guilty of “mere talk,” or of using language that conveyed no ideas. Utter - literally, answer. It refers to the replies which Job had made to the arguments of his friends. Vain knowledge…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3fill his belly with the hot east wind: The east wind was hot, so it might symbolize upset or violent speech (Exodus 14:21; Hosea 13:15; Jonah 4:8; Job 27:21; Jeremiah 18:17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-35SECOND SERIES. 2. a wise man--which Job claims to be. vain knowledge--Hebrew, "windy knowledge"; literally, "of wind" (Job 8:2). In Ec 1:14, Hebrew, "to catch wind," expresses to strive for what is vain. east wind--stronger than the previous "wind," for in that region the east wind is the most destructive of winds (Is 27:8). Thus here,--empty violence. belly--the inward parts, the breast (Pr 18:8).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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