Bible Commentary

But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. 15. but He saveth ] Rather, so He saveth. The salvation of the poor is the consequence of defeating the devices of the crafty, as it is the object in view. from the sword, from their mouth … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 5:15”

They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night. 14. A picture of the perplexity and bewilderment of those crafty men whose counsels God has come athwart, Job 5:13. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges They meet with darkness in the day-time – Margin, run into; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 5:14”

He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. 13. in their own craftiness ] Quoted by St Paul, 1Co 3:19. This is the only quotation from the Book of Job in the New Testament, though Rom 11:35 seems a reminiscence of Job 41:11. Php 1:19 contains … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 5:13”

He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform [their] enterprise. 12 16. Job 5:10-11 describe how the stream of God’s goodness acts when it moves directly, bearing up upon it the humble and those that mourn towards safety or salvation. These verses describe how the stream moves when it meets … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 5:12”

To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. 11. to set up ] If this construction be adopted, the watering of the earth, Job 5:10, must be regarded as the means to this which is effected in Job 5:11. He watereth the fields, giving abundant … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 5:11”

Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: 10. upon the earth ] lit. upon the face of the earth; and so next clause, upon the face of the fields. He watereth the earth when it is thirsty, with a universal goodness. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Who … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 5:10”

Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvelous things without number: 9. This description of God as great in power and wonderful in working supports the implied exhortation in Job 5:8. Eliphaz in Job’s place would commit his cause, or exactly as we say colloquially, his case, unto God, for He, being great and wonderful in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 5:9”

I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: 8. I would seek unto God ] Rather, But I would seek; i. e. in humility, and for help and light. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 8 27. Eliphaz, in Job’s place, would seek unto God, all whose ways … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 5:8”

Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. 7. Yet man is born unto trouble ] Rather, but man. The true explanation of affliction is now given, as the false explanation was denied in Job 5:6. The words “man is born unto trouble” mean, it is his nature through his sin to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 5:7”

Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; 6. Although affliction ] Rather, for affliction. The foregoing examples, the general evil and imperfection of man, ch. Job 4:12 seq., and the particular rebelliousness of the fool, ch. Job 5:2 seq., shew how affliction arises, and Eliphaz confirms … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 5:6”