Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 15:13

That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest [such] words go out of thy mouth?

13. turnest thy spirit ] “Spirit” may be breath, i. e., anger, fury, ch. Job 4:9 “blast”; cf. Pro 16:32; Isa 25:4. The words against God are emphatic.

lettest such words go out ] lit. bringest forth words out of thy mouth. The reference is less to the kind of words spoken than to the passionate manner in which they are uttered.

Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

That thou turnest thy spirit – That your mind is turned against God instead of acquiescing in his dealings. The views of Job he traces to pride and to overweening self-confidence, and perhaps not improperly.

Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible

Verse 13. That thou turnest thy spirit against God] The ideas here seem to be taken from an archer, who turns his eye and his spirit-his desire-against the object which he wishes to hit; and then lets loose his arrow that it may attain the mark.

Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible

That, or for, or surely. Thy spirit, i.e. either thy breath, or thy rage, or thy soul; for all these the spirit signifies. Heb. Thou makest thy spirit to return to, or to return again against, that God from whom thou didst receive it.

Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole

13. That is, frettest againstGod and lettest fall rash words.

Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

That thou turnest thy spirit against God,…. Not against men, his friends only, but against God himself, being filled with wrath and indignation at him; showing the enmity of his heart unto him, and committing hostilities upon him, stretching out his hand, and strengthening himself against him, running upon him, on the thick bosses of his buckler, as after expressed:

and lettest [such] words go out of thy mouth? as in Job 9:22.

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

Job 15:13 That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest [such] words go out of thy mouth?

Ver. 13. That thou turnest thy spirit against God ] A foul fault surely, but merely for want of a fair interpretation. It is as if Eliphaz should have said, Thy spirit was right when thou bravely barest up under the afflicting hand of God, Job 1:13-22 , but because patience hath not had her perfect work, as appeareth by thine angry expostulations, thy contesting with God, and chatting against him and his proceedings, therefore I conclude that thou art not perfect and entire, all is not right. Why doth thy spirit swell against God (so the Vulgate rendereth it)? “Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him,” that is certain, Hab 2:4 , Quid tumet contra Deum Spiritus tuus.

And lettest such words go out of thy mouth? ] Contumelious and blasphemous words, not fit to be named. Bona verba, quaeso Eliphaz. True it is, Job had spoken some things more freely than was fitting, and not without a tincture of bitterness. But charity would have made the best of those speeches which you thus odiously aggravate against him; and have taught you to use the same equity toward others that you would have others use toward yourself. That faith (and so that love) is easily wrought which teacheth men to believe and think well of themselves, and worse of others. We will make a good exposition if we have but a good disposition.

Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)

spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.

Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics

turnest: Job 15:25-27, Job 9:4, Rom 8:7, Rom 8:8

and lettest: Job 10:3, Job 12:6, Psa 34:13, Mal 3:13, Jam 1:26, Jam 3:2-6

Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge