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Job 15:8

JOB—NOTE ON Job 15:8 Have you listened in the council of God? The question ought to appear ironic to the reader, who has overheard the conversations between the Lord and Satan in the prologue (Job 1:7; Job 2:2). Eliphaz is guilty of the very sort of presumption for which he criticizes Job. He has concluded wrongly that Job’s suffering is an obvious indicator of God’s judgment.

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See also Job 15:8 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Job 15:8. _HAST THOU HEARD THE SECRET OF GOD?_] "Hast thou hearkened in God's council?" Wert thou one of the _celestial_ _cabinet_, when God said, _Let US make man in OUR image, and in OUR_ _lik...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    HAST THOU HEARD THE SECRET OF GOD? - literally, “in the secret of God hast thou heard” - הסוד _hasôd_. The word rendered “secret” (סוד _sôd_) means properly a “couch” or “cushion,” on which one recl...

  • 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

    HAST... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6. HEARD. overheard. SECRET. Hebrew. _sod =_ secret counsellings, used of two or more in council. GOD. Hebrew Eloah. App-4. secret. concealed. Hebrew. _la'...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Hast thou heard the secret_ Rather, DIDST THOU LISTEN IN THE COUNCIL OF GOD? Cf. Jeremiah 23:22; Psalms 89:7 (assembly = council). _dost thou restrain the wisdom_ Rather, DIDST THOU DRAW WISDOM TO TH...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    But coming back to Job's assumption of superior wisdom, Eliphaz must ask on what it rests?...

  • 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...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    HAST THOU HEARD THE SECRET OF GOD?— _Decrees from God and his council?_ Heath. See on ch. Job 29:4....

  • 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

    _HAST THOU HEARD THE SECRET OF GOD? AND DOST THOU RESTRAIN WISDOM TO THYSELF?_ Secret - rather, 'Wast thou a listener in the secret council х_ BªCOWD_ (H5475)] of God?' The Hebrew means properly the...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    Render, 'Didst thou hearken in the council of God?' i.e. before the creation of the world....

  • 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...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Job’s friends believed that an older man was wiser (Job 32:7). Eliphaz said that many old people believed the same ideas as Eliphaz himself. And many people who lived long ago had the same ideas. They...

  • 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 15 ELIPHAZ’S SECOND SPEECH...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    הַ בְ סֹ֣וד אֱלֹ֣והַ תִּשְׁמָ֑ע וְ תִגְרַ֖ע

  • 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

    Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom (f) to thyself? (f) Are you only wise?...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _His. Hebrew, "dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself? Septuagint, "or has wisdom come to thee?" (Haydock)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (7) Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills? (8) Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself? (9) What knowest thou, that we know not?...

  • 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

    HAST THOU HEARD THE SECRET OF GOD?.... Or, "in the secret of God" a, in his cabinet council, what was said and done there? hast thou stood in the council of God? hast thou been one of his privy counci...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself? Ver. 8. _Hast thou heard the secret of God?_] Thus he goes on to jeer Job, and to accuse him of insolent arrogance, as if...

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

    _Art thou the first man that was born?_ Hast thou lived ever since the creation of the world, and treasured up the experiences of all ages in thy own breast, that thou speakest so arrogantly and magis...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    ELIPHAZ ATTEMPTS TO REBUKE JOB...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Hast thou heard the secret of God, attending the divine councils and getting his information at first hand? AND DOST THOU RESTRAIN WISDOM TO THYSELF, reserving it, keeping it secret, as a confidant of...

  • 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...

  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

    "Does he think he, like wisdom, existed before the creation of the long-enduring mountains (Proverbs 8:25)? Does he suppose he has access to God's secret counsels? Does he think only he is wise?" _(Zu...

  • 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

    Hath God acquainted thee with all his secret counsels, whereby he governs the world, that thou dost pass so bold a censure upon all his designs and actions? Art thou the only wise man in the world, an...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Job 15:8 heard H8085 (H8799) counsel H5475 God H433 limit H1639 (H8799) wisdom H2451 the secret -...

  • 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 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 Corinthians 2:16; 1 Corinthians 2:9; Amos 3:7; Deuteronomy 29:29;...

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