Job 15:1-22 BSB

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 15:1

The Second Stage of the Controversy. Chaps. 15-21. SECOND ADDRESS OF ELIPHAZ. 1. Answered, etc. Eliphaz, who was the first speaker in the first circle of debate, now urges that the talk of Job was not only as unprofitable as an east wind, but really destructive to all piety. He taunts him with assuming a monopoly of wisdom such as could only have been gathered from some prior existence or from the council chamber of God. To convince Job of the folly of his arrogance, he alludes again to... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 15:2

First division JOB’S SPEECHES SUBSTANTIATE HIS GUILT, Job 15:2-19. First strophe His discourses are distinguished for inane vehemence, destructive godlessness, and low cunning, Job 15:2-6. 2. Vain knowledge Literally, windy knowledge. See note Job 16:3. His belly The sense of the Hebrew beten is best expressed by the Arabic, el battin, which signifies that which is within. In a mystical sense, it means the inmost being, in which were united, as Orientals believe, all the powers of... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 15:4

4. Thou castest off Makest void. Fear The fear of God is the life of every form of religion. It is the keystone of the arch that upholds the morals of a people, and all that is dear to man. Irreligion, as the word signifies, is the unbinder; it gradually perverts the affections of the soul from the love and pursuit of things true, just, pure, and lovely; (Philippians 4:8;) it loosens the ties of society by removing the sense of responsibility to God; in fine, breaks the divine bond... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 15:5

5. Uttereth יאל Š, ( yealleph,) teacheth. Iniquity is the grammatical subject of the sentence, which should read, For thine iniquity teacheth thee. Iniquity was his oracle “an oracle of transgression,” נאם פשׁע , (Psalms 36:2,) a kind of demon, in the inmost recesses of the heart, whispering the dialect, (the alephs,) the abc’s of evil. Crafty ’Haroum; the same word is used of the serpent in Genesis 3:1. The use of this comparatively rare word may have made it an offensive echo... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 15:7

Second strophe Ironical questioning as to the possible modes by which Job had attained to such superior wisdom and self-sufficiency that he could discard divine consolations imparted through his friends, Job 15:7-11. 7. Art thou the first man Literally, Wast thou born the first man? Art thou an Adam still alive, having gathered all the treasures of wisdom the experience of many centuries? In India, Mr. Roberts tells us, a pertinacious opposer is asked, “What! were you born before all... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 15:8

8. Hast thou heard Literally, Hast thou heartened in the council of God. “Wast thou present at the secret council of God at the creation.” (Targum.) After the manner of an Oriental monarch, God is represented as engaged in consultation with his counsellors upon important questions relative to his moral government. The intensest irony introduces Job as a listener, a kind of eavesdropper. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 15:10

10. The grayheaded He probably refers to himself. The Targum applies the term gray-haired to Eliphaz; aged, to Bildad; and older, or greater in days, to Zophar. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 15:11

11. Consolations of God Such as he and his friends administered. Small with thee Too little for thee, great and “wise in thy own conceit.” Is there any secret thing with thee Literally, and the word so gentle with thee. (Hitzig.) Is that, also, too small for thee. The word לאשׂ , so gentle, is used in 1 Kings 21:27 of the slow gait of a mourner, and in Isaiah 8:6 of the gentle waters of Shiloah, “that go softly.” God’s words are words of tenderness. The affection and the wisdom... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 15:12

Third strophe The fundamental error with Job is his ignorance of the true character of sin, Job 15:12-16. 12. Thy eyes Why do thy eyes twinkle? Job’s impatience at the hypocritical assumption of his friends must have manifested itself through the flashing of his eyes. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 15:14

14. Born of a woman The words of Job are now turned upon him, and give point to the citations Eliphaz makes from his wonderful revelation, Job 4:17. Job’s admission “born of a woman,” (see note Job 14:1,) justifies Eliphaz in seizing again his fallen weapon “Job a sinner.” read more

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 15:1

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 15:2

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 15:4

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 15:5

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 15:7

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 15:8

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 15:10

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 15:11

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 15:12

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 15:14

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