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The Pulpit Commentary - Job 15:4

Restraining prayer. Of the reasons leading men to either neglect or discontinue the exercise of prayer, these will be found to be the chief. I. THERE IS NO GOD TO PRAY TO . This the reason of the atheist. But the existence of a supreme First Cause, possessed of intelligence and moral character, is to faith assured by: 1 . The intuitions of the human mind , which may sometimes attempt to argue itself out of, but never needs to reason itself into, the belief in a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 15:4

Restraining prayer. Eliphaz thinks that Job's wild words are a reproach to religion, and that the effect of them will be to undermine faith and discourage prayer. His is a common alarm of short-sighted, cautious people who think it safest to suppress doubt, and to whom the hasty utterances of a disturbed mind are most dreadful, although the fact is that the cold repetition of narrow and erroneous dogmas is far more hurt[hi to the cause of spiritual religion. I. THE EVIL OF ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 15:5

For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity . Some render, "Thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth," causing it to utter such profane speeches (Vulgate, Dillmann, Canon Cook, Revised Version); but the translation of the Authorized Version is defensible on grammatical grounds, and yields a good sense, so that no alteration is necessary . And thou choosest the tongue of the crafty ; or, the tongue of the subtle (comp. Genesis 3:1 , where the epithet assigned to the serpent is the same). Eliphaz... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 15:6

Thine own mouth condemneth thee . So of a greater than Job it was said, "He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy. What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death" ( Matthew 26:65 , Matthew 26:66 ). Malevolence delights in misunderstanding and misinterpreting the utterances of the righteous. And not I . A weak disclaimer! As if Job's supposed guilt did not depend on the construction put upon his words . Yea,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 15:6

A man condemned by his own mouth. These words have a singular and quite unintentional application as they proceed from one of Job's comforters. Eliphaz means them for his victim, but they rebound on their author. The three friends afford striking instances of men condemned by their own mouths. As we read their pretentious and unsympathetic sentences, we cannot but also read between the lines the self-condemnation of the speakers. The only safe way to use so dangerous a weapon as that which... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 15:4

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 argument. He had defended principles and made assertions which implied great disrespect for the Deity. If those doctrines were true; if he was right in his views about God, then he was not a being who could be reverenced. No confidence could be placed in his government; no worship of such a being could be... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 15:5

For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity - Margin, “teacheth.” That is, “your whole argument shows that you are a guilty man. A man who can defend such positions about God cannot be a pious man, or have any proper veneration for the Most High.” A man may pursue an argument, and defend positions, that shall as certainly show that he is destitute of religion as though he lived an abandoned life; and he who holds opinions that are dishonorable to God, can no more be a pious man than if he dishonored... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 15:6

Thine own mouth condemneth thee - That is, the sentiments which you have uttered show that you cannot be a pious man. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 15:4

Job 15:4. 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 difference between good and bad in the course of his providence, but equally prospers or afflicts both: thou dost that which tends to the subversion of the fear and worship of God. And restrainest prayer Thou dost, by thy words and principles, as far as in thee lies, banish prayer out of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 15:5-6

Job 15:5-6. Thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity Thy words discover the naughtiness of thy heart, and justify my charge against thee, that thou castest off fear, &c. Thou choosest the tongue of the crafty Thou speakest wickedly and craftily: thou coverest thy impious principles with fair pretences of piety and respect for God, wherewith thou endeavourest to deceive men. Thine own mouth condemneth thee My condemnation of thee is grounded on thy own words. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 15:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 15:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 15:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 15:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 15:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 15:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 15:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 15:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 15:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 15:5-6

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