約伯記 35:9-11 RCUVTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:9

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry ; rather, by reason of the multitude of oppressions , men cry out. It is not Job only who cries to God. Oppressors are numerous; the oppressed are numerous; everywhere there are complaints and outcries. They cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty. The oppressors are, for the most part, the mighty of the earth—kings, princes, nobles (see Isaiah 1:23 ; Isaiah 3:14 , Isaiah 3:15 ; Hosea 5:10 ; Amos 4:1... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:9-11

The cry that is not unto God. Elihu continues to press Job severely. His teachings run in the lines of truth, and they approach more nearly to the design of Job's suffering than those of Job's friends, but they fail actually to reach it. He makes many sagacious reflections on human conduct. This is one. There is a cry raised by the suffering ones under the heavy burden of their multiplied oppressions, and "by reason of the arm of the mighty." How often is it that these address not their cry... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:9-14

Job had made it a frequent subject of complaint that God did not hear, or at any rate did not answer, his prayers and cries for relief. Elihu answers that Job's case is not exceptional. Those who cry out against oppression and suffering frequently receive no answer, but it is because they "ask amiss." Job should have patience and trust. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:10

But none saith, Where is God my Maker? The oppressed, in many eases, do not appeal to God at all. They mutter and complain and groan because of their afflictions; but they have not enough faith in God to cry to him. Or, if they do so cry, it is not in a right spirit; it is despondingly, despairingly, not confidently or cheerfully. God is one who giveth songs in the night. The truly pious man sings hymns of praise in his affliction, as Paul and Silas did in the jail at Philippi, looking to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:10

Man's forgetfulness of God' and God's remembrance of man. I. MAN 'S FORGETFULNESS OF GOD . "None saith, Where is God my Maker?" 1 . The cause of it. (a) a sense of guilt, which instinctively urges man to shun God's presence ( Genesis 3:8 ); (b) the dominion of the world, which over every sinful heart exercises an almost resistless fascination ( 1 John 2:15 ); and (c) an absorption in self, which, by magnifying all its own little interests and concerns, its... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:10

Songs in the night. I. SONGS IN THE NIGHT ARE PECULIARLY HELPFUL . The thought is of a lonely and desolate night—a night of weary watching or painful suffering, when sleep cannot, or should not, be enjoyed. Travellers who dare not sleep in a perilous region infested by wild beasts, sing songs as they sit round their camp fire. Poor sufferers on beds of sickness welcome strains of well-known hymns in the long, wakeful night. The dreadful night of sorrow needs the cheering of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:11

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven . Elihu probably alludes to Job's defence of his complaints as natural, like the instinctive cries of beasts and birds ( Job 6:5 ). God, he says, has given to man a higher nature than he has bestowal on the brutes; and this nature should teach him to carry his griefs to God in a proper spirit- a spirit of faith, piety, humility, and resignation. If men cried to him in this spirit, they would... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:11

The superiority of men to animals. Man is naturally superior to animals ― I. IN INTELLIGENCE . We cannot but admire the intelligence of the horse, the dog, the elephant, the ant. There seems to be more than instinct in these creatures; we notice in them the germs of a reasoning power, because they can adapt means to ends, accommodate themselves to fresh circumstances, and overcome unexpected difficulties. Yet man's intelligence far exceeds that of the animal world. Two striking... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 35:9

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry - It is not quite easy to see the connection which this verse has with what goes before, or its bearing on the argument of Elihu. It seems however, to refer to the “oppressed in general,” and to the fact, to which Job had himself adverted Job 24:12, that people are borne down by oppression and that God does not interpose to save them. They are suffered to remain in that state of oppression - trodden down by people, crushed... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 35:10

But none saith - That is, none of the oppressed and down-trodden say. This is the solution which Elihu gives of what appeared so mysterious to Job, and of what Elihu regarded as the source of the bitter complaints of Job. The solution is, that when people are oppressed they do not apply to God with a proper spirit, and look to him that they may find relief. It was a principle with Elihu, that if when a man was afflicted he would apply to God with a humble and penitent heart, he would hear him,... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:9-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:9-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 35:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 35:10

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