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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 4:7-11

Eliphaz here advances another argument to prove Job a hypocrite, and will have not only his impatience under his afflictions to be evidence against him but even his afflictions themselves, being so very great and extraordinary, and there being no prospect at all of his deliverance out of them. To strengthen his argument he here lays down these two principles, which seem plausible enough:? I. That good men were never thus ruined. For the proof of this he appeals to Job's own observation (Job... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 4:12-21

Eliphaz, having undertaken to convince Job of the sin and folly of his discontent and impatience, here vouches a vision he had been favoured with, which he relates to Job for his conviction. What comes immediately from God all men will pay a particular deference to, and Job, no doubt, as much as any. Some think Eliphaz had this vision now lately, since he came to Job, putting words into his mouth wherewith to reason with him; and it would have been well if he had kept to the purport of this... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 4:7

Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent ?.... Here Eliphaz appeals to Job himself, and desires him to recollect if ever anyone instance had fallen under his observation, in the whole course of his life, or it had ever been told him by credible persons, that an "innocent" man, by whom he means not one entirely free from sin original or actual, for he knew there was no such persons in the world, since the fall of Adam, but a truly good and gracious man, who was not guilty of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 4:8

Even as I have seen ,.... Here he goes about to prove, by his own experience, the destruction of wicked men; and would intimate, that Job was such an one, because of the ruin he was fallen into: they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same ; figurative expressions, denoting that such who devise iniquity in their hearts, form and plan schemes of it in their minds, signified by "plowing iniquity", and who were studious and diligent to put into practice what they devised; who... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 4:9

By the blast of God they perish ,.... They and their works, the ploughers, sowers, and reapers of iniquity; the allusion is to the blasting of corn by the east wind, or by mildew, &c.; having used the figures of ploughing and sowing before; and which is as soon and as easily done as corn, or anything else, is blasted in the above manner; and denotes the sudden and easy destruction of wicked men by the power of God, stirred up by his wrath and indignation, because of their sins; who when... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 4:10

The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion ,.... Which Aben Ezra interprets of God himself, who is compared to a lion; who not only by his voice terrifies, but in his wrath tears the wicked in pieces, and destroys them, and so is a continuation of the preceding account; and others, as R. Moses and R. Jonah, whom he mentions, take this to be a continuation of the means and methods by which God destroys wicked men sometimes, namely, by beasts of prey; this being one of his sore... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 4:11

The old lion perisheth for lack of prey ,.... Or rather "the stout" and "strong lion" F5 ליש "leo major", Pagninus, Montanus, Mercerus, Schmidt; "leo strenuns et fortis", Michaelis; "robustior leo", Schultens. , that is most able to take the prey, and most skilful at it, yet such shall perish for want of it; not so much for want of finding it, or of power to seize it, as of keeping it when got, it being taken away from him; signifying, that God oftentimes in his providence takes away... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 4:12

Now a thing was secretly brought to me ,.... From reason and experience, Eliphaz proceeds to a vision and revelation he had from God, showing the purity and holiness of God, and the frailty, weakness, folly, and sinfulness of men, by which it appears that men cannot be just in the sight of God, and therefore it must be wrong in Job to insist upon his innocence and integrity. Some indeed have thought that this was a mere fiction of Eliphaz, and not a real vision; yea, some have gone so far as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 4:13

In thoughts from the visions of the night ,.... While Eliphaz was thinking of and meditating upon divine things, or while he was revolving in his mind some night visions he had, before this was made unto him, see Daniel 2:29 ; in meditation the Lord is often pleased to make known more of his mind and will to his people; and this is one way in which he was wont to do it in former times, in a vision either in the day, as sometimes, or in the night, as at others, and as here, see Numbers... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 4:14

Fear came upon me, and trembling ,.... Not only a dread of mind, but trembling of body; which was often the case even with good men, whenever there was any unusual appearance of God unto them by a voice, or by any representation, or by an angel; as with Abraham in the vision of the pieces, and with Moses on Mount Sinai, and with Daniel in some of his visions, and with Zechariah, when an angel appeared and brought him the tidings of a son to be born to him; which arises from the frailty and... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 4:7-11

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 4:12-21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 4:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 4:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 4:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 4:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 4:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 4:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 4:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 4:14

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