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Job 15:4-6

Job said that good men often have awful lives. And he said that evil men have good lives (Job 12:6). Eliphaz could not agree. He believed that God rewards a good man. Eliphaz also believed that God punishes an evil man. So Job’s words seemed not to respect God.

But Eliphaz was not right. Job did respect God. Job continued to praise God even when terrible things happened (Job 1:20-21).

Job has no special knowledge

v7 You were not born before everyone else. You are not older than everyone else. v8 You do not hear God’s words in heaven. You are not the only wise man. v9 You know nothing that we do not know. You have no special knowledge that is unknown to us. v10 The old wise men agree with us. They are older than both you and your father.

v11 But God comforts you. You should be glad to hear such gentle words. v12 But instead, you allow your emotions to control your behaviour. v13 You are angry with God. And you speak such terrible words.

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See also Job 15:4-6 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Job 15:4. _THOU CASTEST OFF FEAR_] Thou hast no reverence for God. _AND RESTRAINEST PRAYER_] Instead of _humbling_ thyself, and making _supplication_ to thy Judge, thou spendest thy time in arr...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    YEA, THOU CASTEST OFF FEAR - Margin, Makest void. Fear here means the fear or reverence of God; and the idea is, that Job had not maintained a proper veneration or respect for his Maker in his argumen...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    THE SECOND SERIES OF CONTROVERSIES CHAPTER 15 Eliphaz's Second Address _ 1. Tells Job that he is self-condemned (Job 15:1)_ 2. Charges him with pride (Job 15:7) 3. The wicked and their lot (Job 15...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    JOB 15:2 is a polemic against Job's arrogance and pretence of wisdom. Job's words are empty and violent (Job 15:2 f.). He does away with all religion (Job 15:4) and breaks the reverential stillness, w...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    FEAR. reverence. GOD. Hebrew El. App-4....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Eliphaz rebukes Job's contemptuous treatment of the opinions of his friends, and his irreverence towards God First, starting with Job's claim to a wisdom beyond that of his friends (ch. Job 12:3; Job...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Job was more than unwise, he was doing away with all fear of God. _castest off fear_ Or, as margin, MAKEST VOID, doest away with, THE FEAR OF GOD. _restrainest prayer_ Rather, IMPAIREST REVERENCE or...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    YEA, THOU CASTEST OFF FEAR, &C.— _Truly thou loosest the bonds of religion; thou preventest the groans or prayers which are sent up to God._ Houbigant....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    II. CRISIS IN COMMUNICATION OR THE MIRACLE OF DIALOGUE? (Job 15:1, Job 21:34). A. THE GOODNESS OF GOD AND THE FATE OF THE WICKEDELIPHAZ'S REBUTTAL (Job 15:1-35). 1. Job's speech and conduct are pe...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _YEA, THOU CASTEST OFF FEAR, AND RESTRAINEST PRAYER BEFORE GOD._ Castest off fear - Hebrew, 'breakest'-reverence for God (Job 4:6; Psalms 2:11, "Serve the Lord with fear"). PRAYER - meditation, in P...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    15:4 piety (c-4) Or 'fear [of God].'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SECOND SERIES OF SPEECHES (JOB 15-21) The rejection by Job of the opinions and advice of the friends, his sturdy maintenance of his innocence, and the fearlessness with which in his anguish he has...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    YEA, THOU CASTEST OFF FEAR. — The tendency also of Job has been to encourage a kind of fatalism (_e.g.,_ Job 12:16), and therefore to check the offering of prayer to God, besides setting an example wh...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    אַף ־אַ֭תָּה תָּפֵ֣ר יִרְאָ֑ה וְ תִגְרַ֥ע שׂ֝

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    XIII. THE TRADITION OF A PURE RACE Job 15:1 ELIPHAZ SPEAKS THE first colloquy has made clear severance between the old Theology and the facts of human life. No positive reconciliation is effected a...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    “THE HEAVENS ARE NOT CLEAN” Job 15:1 The second colloquy, like the first, is commenced by Eliphaz. He begins by _rebuking_ Job, Job 15:1. He complains that the words of Job proved him to be unwise, J...

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

    Here the second cycle of argument begins, and again Eliphaz is the first speaker. It is at once evident that Job's answers had wounded him. He first criticized Job's manner, charging him with using me...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Yea, thou castest off (c) fear, and restrainest prayer before God. (c) He charges Job as though his talk caused men to cast off the fear of God and prayer....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _God. Another, after thy example, will assert his own innocence under affliction, and will not fear, nor have recourse to God by humble prayer. Behold the dangerous consequences of thy principle. (Cal...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (4) Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God. This, had it been true, would have been a heavy charge: and if false, made Eliphaz a transgressor. Reader! you may safely conclude,...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 THROUGH 31. As to the friends of Job, they do not call for any extended remarks. They urge the doctrine that God's earthly government is a full measure and...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    YEA, THOU CASTEST OFF FEAR,.... Not of man; a slavish fear of man is to be cast off, because that brings a snare, deters men from their duty, and leads into sin; though there is a fear and reverence o...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God. Ver. 4. _Yea, thou casiest off fear_] Heb. Thou makest void fear; that is, religion, whereof the fear of God is both the beginning, Prov...

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

    _Yea, thou castest off fear_ Hebrew, _Thou makest void fear;_ the fear of God, piety, and religion, by thy unworthy speeches of God, and by those false and pernicious principles, that God makes no dif...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Yea, thou, castest off fear, bringing to naught, making void, breaking down true piety, AND RESTRAINEST PRAYER BEFORE GOD, injuring and removing the proper devotional attitude, both of which are neces...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    ELIPHAZ ATTEMPTS TO REBUKE JOB...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    ELIPHAZ CLAIMS JOB CONDEMNS HIMSELF (vv.1-6) This response of Eliphaz lacks the measure of self-restraint he had shown in his first address. He had first at least spoken with a measure of considerat...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    THOU CASTETH OFF: _ Heb._ thou makest void PRAYER: Or, speech...

  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

    Next he charges Job with being irreverent in his speech. "Rather than fostering. reverent attitude toward God, Job, according to Eliphaz, did away with (literally, diminished or undermined) reverence,...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-16 Eliphaz begins a second attack upon Job, instead of being softened by his complaints. He unjustly charges Job with casting off the fear of God, and all regard to him, and restraining prayer. See...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Heb. _Thou makest void fear_, i.e. the fear of God, as the word is oft used FOR THE WORD OF GOD; or piety and religion, which oft cometh under the name of fear. This may be understood either, 1. Of J...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Job 15:4 off H6565 (H8686) fear H3374 restrain H1639 (H8799) prayer H7881 before H6440 God H410 castest off -

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Job 15:4 This text helps us to put our finger on the cause of a great deal that is amiss in all of us. It is very likely, it is all but certain, that the reason of all our trouble, and dull discourag...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Eliphaz's theory about Job, charging him with foolishly justifying himself. CHARACTERS: God, Job, Eliphaz. CONCLUSION: Those speeches which do no good, being of no service either to God, o...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Job 15:2. _Fill his belly with the east wind;_ a hot dry wind, the least favourable to vegetation. This is an angry figure of speech, equivalent to a declaration that Job's defence was a mere storm of...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Thou restrainest prayer before God._ THE HINDRANCES TO SPIRITUAL PRAYER All the motives by which the heart of man can be influenced, combine to urge upon him the great duty of prayer. Whence, then,...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    JOB—NOTE ON JOB 15:1 Second Cycle. The arguments of each participant harden in the second round of speeches. Once again the three friends say that Job is suffering because of his sin. Job refuses to a...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    JOB—NOTE ON JOB 15:4 YOU ARE DOING AWAY WITH THE FEAR OF GOD. The Hebrew lacks the words “of God” (see esv footnote). However, the reference to God in the second half of the verse and the overall emph...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _SECOND COURSE OF DIALOGUES.—SECOND SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ_ Eliphaz less gentle and courteous than in his former speech. Probably irritated at his little success with Job, who rejected his friend’s counse...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION The second colloquy between Job and his friends is, like the first (ch. 3-14.), one in which all of them take part, and the same order of speakers is maintained. Job answers each speaker in...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now at this point, Eliphaz, who was the first friend of Job's to speak, speaks for the second time. And he claims that he is older than Job, more experienced than Job, and thus Job ought to listen to...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Chronicles 10:13; 1 Chronicles 10:14; Amos 6:10; Galatians 2:21;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Castest off — Heb. thou makes void fear; the fear of God, piety and religion, by thy unworthy speeches of God, and by those false and pernicious principles, that God makes no difference between good a...

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