Job 6:27

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 6:22-30

Poor Job goes on here to upbraid his friends with their unkindness and the hard usage they gave him. He here appeals to themselves concerning several things which tended both to justify him and to condemn them. If they would but think impartially, and speak as they thought, they could not but own, I. That, though he was necessitous, yet he was not craving, nor burdensome to his friends. Those that are so, whose troubles serve them to beg by, are commonly less pitied than the silent poor. Job... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 6:27

Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless ,.... Meaning himself; who was like a fatherless child, stripped of all his mercies, of his children, his substance, and his health; and was in a most miserable, helpless, and forlorn condition; and, moreover, deprived of the gracious presence and visible protection of his heavenly Father, being given up for a while into the hands of Satan; and now it was unkind and barbarous to overwhelm such a man, who was overwhelmed with overmuch sorrow already: or, "ye... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 6:27

Ye overwhelm the fatherless - Ye see that I am as destitute as the most miserable orphan; would ye overwhelm such a one? and would you dig a pit for your friend - do ye lay wait for me, and endeavor to entangle me in my talk? I believe this to be the spirit of Job's words. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 6:1-30

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 6:14-30

Job to Eliphaz: 2. Reproofs and retorts. I. UNKINDNESS REPROVED . The behaviour of Eliphaz (and his friends) was: 1 . Unnatural. Compassion for a suffering fellow-creature, much more for a friend, was a dictate of humanity (verse 14). The condition of Job pre-eminently claimed pitiful consideration. He was not only melting away, bodily and mentally, but spiritually he was in danger of "forsaking the fear of the Almighty," i.e. losing his hold on God, on God's love and favour... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 6:22-27

Friendship: its rights and its disclaimers. In his agonized yearning for sympathy and tenderness, Job further appeals to the conscience and memory of his friends, seeking to put an end to this lacerating contention, and to be reconciled to them in peace. I. DISCLAIMERS . True friendship disclaims the right to be exacting. We have no right to lay a tax on the property, or time, or energy of those whom we desire to grapple to us as with hooks of steel. All must be spontaneous, voluntary,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 6:27

Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless ; rather, on the fatherless would ye east lots (comp. Joel 3:3 ; Obadiah 1:11 ; Nahum 3:10 ). Job means to say they are so pitiless that they would cast lots for the children of an insolvent debtor condemned to become slaves at his death (see 2 Kings 4:1 ; Nehemiah 5:5 ). And ye dig a pit for your friend ; or, ye would make merchandise of your friend ' as in the Revised Version. Job does not speak of what his friends had done, but of what he... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 6:27

Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless - Job undoubtedly means that this should be applied to himself. He complains that they took advantage of his words, that they were disposed to pervert his meaning, and unkindly distorted what he said. The word rendered” fatherless” יתום yâthôm properly denotes an orphan; Exodus 22:22; Deuteronomy 10:18; Deuteronomy 14:29. But it is possible that it is not to be taken in this limited signification here. The word is still retained in the Arabic language - the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 6:27

Job 6:27. Ye overwhelm the fatherless Your words are not only vain, useless, and uncomfortable to me, but also grievous and pernicious. Hebrew, תפילו , tappilu, you rush, or throw yourselves upon him. You fall upon him with all your might, and say all that you can devise to charge and grieve him. You load him with censures and calumnies. The word יתום , jathom, here rendered fatherless, means a solitary person in distress, as well as an orphan; or one desolate. Job intends himself... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 6:1-30

Job’s reply to Eliphaz (6:1-7:21)Eliphaz had rebuked Job for his impatient outburst. In reply Job acknowledges that God is the one who has sent this affliction, but he points out that if Eliphaz knew how great this suffering was he would understand why Job spoke rashly (6:1-4). An animal cries out only with good reason (for example, if it is hungry for food). Job likewise cries out only with good reason. His tormenting thoughts and Eliphaz’s useless words are to him like food that makes him... read more

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