I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.Upon God — Even by my religious neighbours, by those who call upon God, and not in vain; whose prayers therefore I covet, not their reproaches.The just — I, who, notwithstanding all their hard censures dare still own it, that through God's grace I am an upright man. read more
4. I am one mocked Literally, A mockery to his friend, am I; [I] who railed upon God and he answered him: a mockery is the just, upright man. Answereth him As if it were too great a thing for Job to say that God had heard and answered his prayer, he passes from the first to the third person. What appears to be a solecism, is really the humility of true greatness. If we truly appreciate the significance of prayer we shall not wonder at this; for prayer assumes that the invisible God is... read more
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Job 12:4
one mocked: Job 11:3, Job 16:10, Job 17:2, Job 17:6, Job 21:3, Job 30:1, Psalms 22:7, Psalms 22:8, Psalms 35:16, Matthew 27:29, Hebrews 11:36 calleth: Job 16:20, Psalms 91:15, Jeremiah 33:3, Micah 7:7 the just: Proverbs 14:2, Mark 5:40, Luke 16:14, Acts 17:32 Reciprocal: Genesis 6:9 - just 1 Chronicles 4:10 - called 2 Chronicles 30:10 - they laughed Job 1:8 - upright Matthew 2:16 - when Luke 8:53 - laughed read more