Bible Commentary

Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place. 20 21. Elihu continues his warning to Job. 20. Desire not that night When the peoples are cut off in their place; 21. Take heed, turn not unto iniquity, For this thou choosest rather than affliction. 20. The “night” is as usual a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 36:20”

Will he esteem thy riches? [no], not gold, nor all the forces of strength. 19. No other ransom will avail, not riches nor all the power of wealth. Only the purification of suffering will cleanse him from his evil (cf. ch. Job 34:36), and deliver him. Elihu demands with emphasis whether all his riches will … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 36:19”

Because [there is] wrath, [beware] lest he take thee away with [his] stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee. 18. In this verse wrath appears to be that of Job, as “anger,” Job 36:13. Elihu warns him against allowing it to entice him into rebellion against God, comp. ch. Job 34:37. The A. V. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 36:18”

But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold [on thee]. 17. The A. V. takes this verse positively; it is more suitable to the connexion and purpose of the speaker to understand it conditionally if thou art filled with, or as A. V. fulfillest. To be full of, or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 36:17”

Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait [into] a broad place, where [there is] no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table [should be] full of fatness. 16. The words even so connect Job’s case with the general principles in regard to suffering just inculcated by Elihu. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 36:16”

He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression. 15. The verse goes back to the great general principle of the use of affliction in God’s hand ( Job 36:8 seq.), in order to connect with it the case of Job, and to found an exhortation to him upon it ( … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 36:15”

They die in youth, and their life [is] among the unclean. 14. They die ] lit. their soul dieth. They perish in the midst of their days. is among the unclean ] Or, perisheth among the unclean, i. e. like the unclean. They die prematurely or in debasement like the hierodouloi in the temples of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 36:14”

But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them. 13. hypocrites in heart ] Rather, godless in heart; comp. ch. Job 8:13. heap up wrath ] Rather, lay up anger, i. e. in their hearts, Psa 13:2; Pro 26:24; they cherish anger at the Divine discipline (ch. Job 5:2). … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 36:13”

But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge. But if they obey not – If those who are afflicted do not turn to God, and yield him obedience, they must expect that he will continue their calamities until they are cut off. They shall perish by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 36:12”

If they obey and serve [him], they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures. 11, 12. Such afflictions, though graciously meant, may have different issues according as men receive them. On the expression “the sword” in Job 36:12 see ch. Job 33:18. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges If … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 36:11”