the island of. Island put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6 , for coasts, or borders; but the words are omitted by the Septuagint it. The Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read "thou". read more
JOB 22THE THIRD SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ:HIS FALSE CHARGES ACCUSING JOB OF SPECIFIC SINS"The only thing new in this speech of Eliphaz was the list of specific sins he charged him with committing."[1] In this evil speech, "We have the most brutal, the most harsh, and the most unjust words spoken against Job in the whole book."[2] Satan's malicious campaign against Job is about to fail, and this accounts for the increased savagery and injustice of his attacks through his instruments, the alleged friends... read more
THAT LIST OF SPECIFIC SINS WHICH ELIPHAZ CHARGED TO JOB"Is it for thy fear of him that he reproveth thee,That he entereth with thee into judgment?Is not thy wickedness great?Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for naught,And stripped the naked of their clothing.Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink,And thou hast witholden bread from the hungry.And as for the mighty man, he had the earth:And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.Thou hast... read more
ELIPHAZ WARNS: JOB CANNOT HIDE HIS SINS FROM GOD"Is not God in the height of heaven?And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!And thou sayest, What doth God know?Can he judge through the thick darkness?Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not;And he walketh on the vault of heaven.Wilt thou keep the old wayWhich wicked men have trodden?Who were snatched away before their time,Whose foundation was poured out as a stream."Eliphaz parades himself as a mind-reader in this... read more
A CLUMSY EFFORT TO REPLY TO JOB'S WORDS IN JOB 21:14"Who said unto God, Depart from us;And what can the Almighty do for us?Yet he filled their houses with good things:But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.The righteous see it, and are glad;And the innocent laugh them to scorn,Saying, Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off,And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.""Who said unto God, Depart from us, etc." (Job 22:18). Eliphaz in this and the following verse quoted the... read more
"Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace:Thereby good shall come unto thee.Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth,And lay up his words in thy heart.If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up,If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.And lay thou thy treasure in the dust,And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.And the Almighty will be thy treasure,And precious silver unto thee.For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty,And shalt lift up... read more
CHAP. XXII. Eliphaz asserts, that Job's justification of himself doth not please God, and that he is surrounded with snares, because he had been guilty of many iniquities. He exhorts him to repentance, with promises of mercy. Before Christ 1645. Job 22:1. Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered— Eliphaz here, increasing in his indignation, charges Job home with particular facts of cruelty and oppression; to which he adds the atrocious crime of atheism, and a denial or disbelief of Providence; and... read more
Job 22:3. Is it any pleasure? &c.— Is it any advantage. Heath. read more
Job 22:4. Will he reprove thee— Will he dispute with thee concerning thy religion? Houbigant. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Job 22:29
the humble. Hebrew the man of downcast eyes. Compare Luke 18:13 . read more