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Job 35:4

The "companions" of Job referred to in this verse can hardly be the three friends, for Eliphaz (ch. Job 22:2) had advanced substantially the same answer to Job as is here given, which even Job himself had touched upon, ch. Job 7:20, though with a different purpose. Most probably Job is considered here the centre of a circle of persons who cherished the same irreligious doubts in regard to God's providence as he did.

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See also Job 35:4 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Job 35:4. _I WILL ANSWER THEE_] I will show thee the evil of a sinful way, and the benefit of righteousness; and supply what thy friends have omitted in their discourses with thee....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    I WILL ANSWER THEE - Margin, “return to thee words.” Elihu meant to explain this more fully than it had been done by the friends of Job, and to show where Job was in error. AND THY COMPANIONS WITH THE...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 35 _ 1. Remember the greatness of God (Job 35:1)_ 2. Why God is silent and does not answer (Job 35:9) Job 35:1. Job having kept silence Elihu continues and asks him if this is sound judgment...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    Elihu inquires whether it is Job's righteousness which finds expression in his question as to the profitableness of religion. Let him look to the heavens and see how far God is above him. Man's sin or...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    2. Man's actions, good or bad, do not help nor hurt God; they do affect men. (Job 35:4-8) TEXT 35:4-8 4 I WILL ANSWER THEE, And thy companions with thee. 5 Look unto the heavens, and see; And beh...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _I WILL ANSWER THEE, AND THY COMPANIONS WITH THEE._ Companions - those entertaining like sentiments with thee (Job 34:8; Job 34:36)....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SPEECHES OF ELIHU (CONTINUED) 1-8. Elihu (Job 34:9) had charged Job with saying that there was no advantage in being righteous. He now deals with this assertion....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THY COMPANIONS] those who held the same views. 5-8. Elihu points to the infinite distance between God and man, and shows that He cannot be injured by the evil or benefited by the good which we do. Bu...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD Job _KEITH SIMONS_ Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 35 ELIHU CONTINUES TO DISCU...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Christians do not do good deeds in order to impress God. And we do not pretend that our actions will change God’s attitudes. Whatever we do, God remains the same (Hebrews 13:6). God is always good. Go...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AND THY COMPANIONS. — Elihu professes to answer Job’s friends as well as himself, but what he says (Job 35:5, &c.) is very much what Eliphaz had said before (Job 15:14, &c., Job 22:3, &c., and Bildad...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    אֲ֭נִי אֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֣ מִלִּ֑ין וְֽ אֶת ־רֵעֶ֥יךָ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    XXVI. THE DIVINE PREROGATIVE Job 35:1; Job 36:1; Job 37:1 AFTER a long digression Elihu returns to consider the statement ascribed to Job, "It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    SONGS IN THE NIGHT Job 35:1 God is so exalted above man in His nature that He is altogether independent of him. When men sin against Him, they hurt not Him but themselves. There is no motive, therefo...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Turning to the second quotation, Elihu suggested that when Job questioned the advantage of serving God, he set up his righteousness as being "more than God's." He then laid bare the very foundations o...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    I will answer thee, and thy (b) companions with thee. (b) Such as are in the same error....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Thee. I will shew that you are all wrong. (Haydock) --- I will supply what the three have left imperfect. (Calmet)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (1) В¶ Elihu spake moreover, and said, (2) Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's? (3) For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What pr...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 32 THROUGH 37. But these spiritual affections of Job did not prevent his turning this consciousness of integrity into a robe of self-righteousness which hid G...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    I WILL ANSWER THEE, AND THY COMPANIONS WITH THEE. Meaning not his three friends, as the Septuagint version expresses it; for they were not on the side of Job, and of the same sentiment with him, but r...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee. Ver. 4. _I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee_] Thy three friends (who have not so well quit themselves in this controversy, as having an...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _I will answer thee, and thy companions_ That is, those who are of thy opinion. _Look unto the heavens_, &c. Cast up thine eyes to the heavens; look upon the clouds and the sky; and consider that, hig...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    JOB'S STANDPOINT OF THE FUTILITY OF PIETY FALSE...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee, all those to whose level of wickedness Job had lowered himself....

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    Elihu had spoken of God's testing Job (ch.34:36), and in this chapter provides what is true of God's test of mankind. It is clearly connected with chapter 34, but is distinct also, for chapter 34 deal...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    I will answer thee: _ Heb._ I will return to thee words...

  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

    Notice that Elihu seems to distance himself from Job and Job's three friends. He will answer all of them, for none of them has provided the right answer to this question....

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-8 Elihu reproves Job for justifying himself more than God, and called his attention to the heavens. They are far above us, and God is far above them; how much then is he out of the reach, either of...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THY COMPANIONS, i.e. those who are of thy opinion, or with whom thou dost associate thyself in those speeches and carriages; which seems to be meant not of Job's three friends, (as many understand it,...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Job 35:4 answer H7725 (H8686) H4405 companions H7453 thy - Job 34:8; Proverbs 13:20...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Elihu's discourse continued. Job's rash talk reproved. CHARACTERS: God, Elihu, Job. CONCLUSION: It is vain to appeal to God to remove affliction, or to try to acquit ourselves, if we have...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Job 35:2. _My righteousness is more than God's._ The LXX react as the Hebrew, “Thou saidest, I am righteous before God.” Elihu makes too strong an inference from Job's words, when he said, Job 33:9, “...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee?_ MAN’S CHARACTER Nothing is so important to man as his character. I. That selfishness is an evil in man’s character.” For thou saidst, What adv...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    JOB—NOTE ON JOB 35:1 Elihu thinks Job believes that his righteousness entitles him to God’s blessing, but Elihu believes that neither faithfulness nor wickedness influences God (vv. Job 35:1). Job had...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _ELIHU’S THIRD SPEECH_ After a second pause, and no reply, Elihu again resumes. Renews his reproof of Job, and attempts to answer some of his cavils. Job 35:1.—“Elihu spake moreover,” &c. I. REPROVES...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION JOB 35:1 In this short chapter, once more Elihu addresses himself to Job, first (verses 1-8) answering his complaint that a life of righteousness has brought him no correspondent blessings...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Elihu continues to speak, he said, Do you think this to be right, that you said, My righteousness is more than God's? (Job 35:1-2) Now Job didn't actually say that, but he is taking Job's words and s...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Job 34:8; Proverbs 13:20...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    HIGH ALTITUDES IN ELIHU'S ANSWER TO JOB Job 32:1, Job 33:1; Job 34:1; Job 35:1; Job 3

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