Job 35:2-8 KJV

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 35:4

I will answer thee - I will show thee the evil of a sinful way, and the benefit of righteousness; and supply what thy friends have omitted in their discourses with thee. read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 35:5

Look unto the heavens - These heavens, and their host, God has created: the bare sight of them is sufficient to show thee that God is infinitely beyond thee in wisdom and excellence. Behold the clouds - שחקים shechakim , the ethers, (Vulgate, aethera ), from שחק shachak , to contend, fight together: the agitated or conflicting air and light; the strong agitation of these producing both light and heat. Look upon these, consider them deeply, and see and acknowledge the... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 35:6

If thou sinnest - God is not benefited by thy righteousness, nor injured by thy iniquity, howsoever multiplied it may be. read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 35:8

Thy wickedness may hurt - It is better to translate this literally: To a man like thyself is thy wickedness: And to the son of man, thy righteousness: That is: - Thou mayest injure thyself and others by thy wickedness, And thou mayest benefit both by thy righteousness; But God thou canst neither hurt nor profit. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:1-2

Elihu spake moreover, and said, Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's? Once more it is to be observed that Job had said no such thing. At the worst, he had made statements from which it might be argued that he regarded himself as having a more delicate sense of justice than God ( e.g. Job 9:22-24 ; Job 10:3 ; Job 12:6 , etc.). But Elihu insists on pushing Job's intemperate phrases to their extremest logical issues, and taxing Job with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:1-16

In this short chapter, once more Elihu addresses himself to Job, first (verses 1-8) answering his complaint that a life of righteousness has brought him no correspondent blessings; and then (verses 9-14) explaining to him that his prayers and appeals to God have probably not been answered because they were not preferred in a right spirit, i.e. with faith and humility. Finally (verse 15, 16), he condemns Job for haughtiness and arrogance, and reiterates the charge that he "multiplies... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:1-16

Elihu to Job: the trial of Job continued. I. JOB 'S OFFENCE RESTATED . Returning to the charge, Elihu accuses Job of having given utterance to two dangerous assertions. 1 . That his ( Job ' s ) righteousness was greater than God ' s. "Thinkest thou this to be right?"—dost thou hold this for a sound judgment?—"that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?" (verse 2). That Job never used this expression may be true; but that Elihu does not unfairly represent the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:1-16

Elihu's third speech: the profit of godliness. I. FOLLY OF THE OPINION THAT THERE IS NO PROFIT IN GODLINESS . ( Job 35:1-8 .) A good man, says Elihu, would not speak as Job has done, questioning whether godliness is more profitable than sin. But what is the refutation of this dangerous notion? The speaker points to the blessed self-sufficiency of God, the exalted One in the heavens. In this light man must appear alone as one who draws advantage from his righteousness... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:2

An unjust inference. Elihu represents Job as saying that his righteousness is greater than God's, and he asks whether the patriarch thinks it right to use such language. I. IT IS UNJUST TO ASCRIBE TO OUR FELLOW - MEN OPINIONS WHICH THEY HAVE NOT EXPRESSED . Job had not used such blasphemous language as Elihu attributed to him, and he would have repudiated the ideas that it conveyed. His young monitor was rudely asserting what he thought Job meant, what he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:3

For thou saidst What advantage will it be unto thee? i.e. What advantage will thy righteousness be unto thee? Job had certainly argued that his righteousness brought him no temporal advantage; but he had always a conviction that he would ultimately be the better for it. Elihu, however, does not acknowledge this; and, assuming that Job expects to receive no advantage at all from his integrity, argues that God is not bound to afford him any. And, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 35:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 35:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 35:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 35:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:3

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