Bible Commentary

[Is] not [this] thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways? 6. Is not this thy fear? ] This verse should read, Is not thy fear of God thy confidence? And thy hope, is it not the perfection of thy ways? When Job comforted others he no doubt would refer to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 4:6”

But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled. 5. it is come upon thee ] Rather, it cometh. It is the calamity, which Eliphaz does not care further to particularize. art troubled ] Or, art confounded, losest self-possession, as Job had indeed described himself as one … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 4:5”

Thy words have upheld him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees. 4. the feeble knees ] lit. as margin, the bowing, or tottering, knees; the figure being that of one tottering under a heavy load, which he is ready to sink beneath. See Isa 35:3-4; Heb 12:12. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 4:4”

Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands. 3. the weak hands ] lit. the hands hanging down, a sign of helplessness and despondency, 2Sa 4:1; Isa 13:7. Comp. Job’s words of himself, ch. Job 29:15-16. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Behold, thou hast instructed many – That … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 4:3”

[If] we attempt to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking? 2. If we assay to commune ] lit. if one should assay a word with thee. be grieved ] This word is rendered thou faintest, Job 4:5. It means to be weary; this may be equivalent either … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 4:2”

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, 1 11. First, Eliphaz wonders that Job, who had comforted so many in trouble, and who was a righteous man, should fall into such despair under his afflictions, forgetting the great principle that the righteous never perish under affliction. Calamity destroys only the wicked; the affliction of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 4:1”

I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came. I was not in safety – That is, I have, or I had no peace. shalah Septuagint, oute eireneusa – I had no peace. The sense is, that his mind had been disturbed with fearful alarms; or perhaps that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 3:26”

For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. For the thing which I greatly feared – Margin, As in the Hebrew I feared a fear, and it came upon me. This verse, with the following, has received a considerable variety of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 3:25”

For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters. 24. before I eat ] lit. before my meat, as margin. The temporal meaning of before gives no sense here. In 1Sa 1:16 the same expression occurs, “Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial.” Therefore render, my … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 3:24”

[Why is light given] to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in? 23. whose way is hid ] Job now narrows his view from the general sorrows of mankind to himself. His way is hid or lost, the clear path of his former life has suddenly broken off, or as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 3:23”