Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 15:11
Job 15:11. Are the consolations of God small with thee?— Dost thou make light of the indignation of God? or hast thou some secret charm? Heath. Houbigant renders the latter clause, Or hath any thing been secretly revealed to thee? לאט laat, rendered secret thing in our version, besides its general signification of something concealed, has a peculiar reference to spells and charms. See Exodus 7:11. Those charms were frequently used to prevent the effect of ill designs against any one. read more
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 15:1-35
15:1-21:34 SECOND ROUND OF ARGUMENTEliphaz speaks (15:1-35)The three friends are offended that their collective wisdom has not humbled Job as they had hoped. They are angered that Job continues to argue with God. Therefore, in this the second round of argument they emphasize the terrors of God’s judgment, hoping that this might bring Job to repentance.Eliphaz, the least aggressive of the three, leads off again, though clearly even he is angered and offended at Job’s speech. Job claims to be a... read more