Job 26:14 NTV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 26:5-14

The truth received a great deal of light from the dispute between Job and his friends concerning those points about which they differed; but now they are upon a subject in which they were all agreed, the infinite glory and power of God. How does truth triumph, and how brightly does it shine, when there appears no other strife between the contenders than which shall speak most highly and honourably of God and be most copious in showing forth his praise! It were well if all disputes about... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 26:14

Lo, these are parts of his ways ,.... This is the conclusion of the discourse concerning the wonderful works of God; and Job was so far from thinking that he had taken notice of all, or even of the chief and principal, that what he observed were only the extremities, the edges, the borders, and outlines of the ways and works of God in creation and providence; wherefore, if these were so great and marvellous, what must the rest be which were out of the reach of men to point out and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 26:14

Lo, these are parts of his ways - קצות ketsoth , the ends or extremities, the outlines, an indistinct sketch, of his eternal power and Godhead. How little a portion is heard - שמץ shemets , a mere whisper; admirably opposed, as Mr. Good has well observed, to רעם raam , the thunder, mentioned in the next clause. As the thunder is to a whisper, so are the tremendous and infinitely varied works of God to the faint outlines exhibited in the above discourse. Every reader will... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 26:1-14

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 26:1-14

Job to Bildad: another sermon on the foregoing text. I. THE PREFACE TO THE SERMON ; OR , THE DISCOURSE OF BILDAD CRITICIZED . In Job's estimation it was: 1 . Wholly unserviceable. With stinging irony Job, according to our view, represents it as having been extremely helpful to him in his feebleness, as having imparted strength to his powerless arm and wisdom to his ignorant mind (verses 2, 3); meaning, of course, the opposite—that in these respects the brief but... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 26:1-14

Praises of the Eternal I. REPARTEE AND REPROOF . ( Job 26:2-4 .) The tone seems to be ironical: "How well hast thou helped feebleness, supported the arm of him that has no strength, counselled unwisdom, and in fulness given utterance to good sense! To whom hast thou offered words, and whose breath went forth from thee? By whose inspiration?" possibly pointing to the borrowed character of Bildad's speech. Words may be good in themselves, yet not pleasant or profitable if not spoken... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 26:5-14

Job now turns from controversy to the realities of the case, and begins with a full acknowledgment of God's greatness, might, and inscrutableness. As Bildad seemed to have supposed that he needed enlightenment on these points ( Job 26:2-4 ), Job may have thought it right to make once more a plain profession of his belief (comp. Job 9:4-18 ; Job 12:9-25 , etc.). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 26:6-14

The Divine ways but partially revealed. Bildad had given Job no comfort. And Job at first (verses 1-3) retorts upon him a reproof for his unhelpful words. He then bursts into an impressive representation of the wonderful works of God to whom Bildad had referred. The works of God in the heavens, the earth, and the deep sea are great and manifold; so are his works amongst the creatures of his power, of whom the serpent alone is mentioned. But the hidden hand of God Job confesses, and the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 26:14

Lo, these are parts of his ways ; literally, ends of his ways ; i.e. the mere outskirts and fringe of his doings. But how small a portion is heard of him? rather, how small a whisper ? But the thunder of his power who can understand?, or, the thunder of his mighty deeds. Job implies that he has not enumerated one-half of God's great works—he has just hinted at them, just whispered of them. If they were all thundered out in the ears of mortal man. who could receive them or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 26:14

The thunder of his power. We only see the edges of God's ways; we hear but a slight whisper of him; the thunder of his power is beyond our comprehension. I. IN NATURE . We can see but a small part of God's works. Astronomy hints at vast regions of unexplored space. Even in limited regions the variety of teeming life goes beyond our comprehension. We cannot see the infinitely small. Further, we only use our five senses. Who can tell but that a sixth sense would reveal much more of the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 26:5-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 26:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 26:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 26:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 26:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 26:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 26:5-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 26:6-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 26:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 26:14

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