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Job 15:1
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Context of Job 15:1
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered: 2“Does a wise man answer with blustery knowledge, or fill his belly with the east wind? 3Does he argue with useless talk, with words that have no value in them?
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וַ֭יַּעַן אֱלִיפַ֥ז הַֽתֵּימָנִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 15:1
- Job 2:11When Job’s three friends heard about all this calamity that had happened to him, each of them came from his own country – Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They met together to come to show sympathy for him and to console him.
- Job 4:1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:
- Job 22:1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:
- Job 42:7After the Lord had spoken these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My anger is stirred up against you and your two friends, because you have not spoken about me what is right, as my servant Job has.
Commentaries on Job 15:1
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Eliphaz reproves Job. (1-16) The unquietness of wicked men. (17-35) Verses 1-16 Eliphaz begins a second attack upon Job, instead of being softened by his complaints. He unjustly charges Job with casting off the fear of God, and all regard to him, and restraining prayer. See in what religion is summed up, fearing God, and praying to him; the former the most needful principle, the latter the most needful practice. Eliphaz charges Job with self-conceit. He…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1In this second round of speeches, Job's friends discuss the fate of wicked people. They suggest that Job's condition means he has sinned.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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Notes
- 1. Job 15:1 In the first round of speeches, Eliphaz had emphasized the moral perfection of God, Bildad his unwavering justice, and Zophar his omniscience. Since this did not bring the expected response from Job, the friends see him as a menace to true religion, and so they intensify their approach. Eliphaz, as dignified as ever, rebukes Job for his arrogance and warns about the judgment the wicked bring on themselves. The speech of Eliphaz falls into three parts: the rebuke of Job for his irreverence (2-6); the analysis of Job’s presumption about wisdom (7-16), and his warning about the fate of the wicked (17-35). ↩
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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