E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Job 35:12
evil. Heb ra'a' . App-44 . read more
Job 35:12,job 35:13
E.W. Bullinger
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 35:12
Job 35:12. There they cry, &c.— There they may cry aloud: but there is no deliverance from the pride of evil men. Heath, after Le Clerc. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 35:12
12. There—rather, "Then" (when none humbly casts himself on God, :-). They cry proudly against God, rather than humbly to God. So, as the design of affliction is to humble the sufferer, there can be no answer until "pride" gives place to humble, penitent prayer (Psalms 10:4; Jeremiah 13:17). read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Job 35:1-16
4. Elihu’s third speech ch. 35We could chart the differences in Elihu’s first three speeches this way.Elihu’s SpeechJob’s question that Elihu answeredJob’s charge that Elihu refutedFirstWhy doesn’t God respond to me?God is insensitive (ch. 33).SecondWhy doesn’t God relieve me?God is unjust (ch. 34).ThirdWhy doesn’t God reward me?Holiness is unprofitable (ch. 35).Job felt that God should have rewarded him for his innocence, rather than subjecting him to suffering. Elihu replied that man’s sin or... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Job 35:4-16
Elihu’s defense of God’s freedom 35:4-16Elihu made two responses to what he inferred was Job’s attitude. First, he claimed that God is under no obligation to react to people’s actions be they good or bad. He is free to respond or not respond as He chooses. God is above the human sphere of life and only reacts to people when He chooses to do so. This is a thought Eliphaz had expressed earlier (Job 22:2-3; Job 22:12). However, Elihu went further by pointing out that people’s actions do affect... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Job 35:1-16
The Speeches of Elihu (continued)1-8. Elihu (Job 34:9) had charged Job with saying that there was no advantage in being righteous. He now deals with this assertion.2. Right] RV ’thy right,’ thy just cause.3. If I he cleansed from my sin] RV ’more than if I had sinned.’4. Thy companions] those who held the same views.5-8. Elihu points to the infinite distance between God and man, and shows that He cannot be injured by the evil or benefited by the good which we do. But a man’s conduct is most... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Job 35:1-16
Job 35:10 Do we not fail to accord to our nights their true value? We are ever giving our days the credit and blame of all we do and misdo, forgetting those silent, glimmering hours when plans and sometimes plots are laid; when resolutions are formed or changed; when heaven, and sometimes heaven's enemies, are invoked; when anger and evil thoughts are recalled, and sometimes hate made to inflame and fester; when problems are solved, riddles guessed, and things made apparent in the dark, which... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Bible Commentary - Job 35:1-16
XXVI.THE DIVINE PREROGATIVEJob 35:1-16; Job 36:1-33; Job 37:1-24AFTER a long digression Elihu returns to consider the statement ascribed to Job, "It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God." {Job 34:9} This he laid hold of as meaning that the Almighty is unjust, and the accusation has been dealt with. Now he resumes the question of the profitableness of religion."Thinkest thou this to be in thy right, And callest thou it ‘My just cause before God,’ That thou dost ask... read more
Arno Clemens Gaebelein
Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Job 35:1-16
CHAPTER 35 1. Remember the greatness of God (Job 35:1-8 ) 2. Why God is silent and does not answer (Job 35:9-16 ) Job 35:1-8 . Job having kept silence Elihu continues and asks him if this is sound judgment, what he had said, “My righteousness is greater than God’s righteousness.” This was the logical conclusion which Elihu drew from some of his words. Because God did not care for him the sufferer what profit was it to him if he had not sinned? Then Elihu answers and his friends as well by... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 35:1-16
The justice of God (34:1-35:16)When Job does not reply to Elihu’s challenge, Elihu turns to the onlookers and repeats some of Job’s rash statements about the injustice of God (34:1-6). Let them judge for themselves. Surely such words prove Job’s wickedness (7-9).God is not unjust, says Elihu, and no one can tell him what to do. He is the governor of the universe (10-13). He is the source of all life and, if he wished, he could bring all life to an end (14-15). God governs perfectly and shows no... read more