Job 25:5-6

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 25:1-6

Bildad is to be commended here for two things:?1. For speaking no more on the subject about which Job and he differed. Perhaps he began to think Job was in the right, and then it was justice to say no more concerning it, as one that contended for truth, not for victory, and therefore, for the finding of truth, would be content to lose the victory; or, if he still thought himself in the right, yet he knew when he had said enough, and would not wrangle endlessly for the last word. Perhaps indeed... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 25:5

Behold, even to the moon ,.... If all things that are glorious and illustrious in the lower world, and which are between that and the region of the moon, are beheld; or all from the seat of the Divine Majesty, down to that glorious luminary, are viewed, they lose all their lustre and brightness, when compared with the Divine Being; and it , even that itself shineth not ; it is darkened, confounded, and ashamed; it hides its beautiful face, and draws in its borrowed and useful light,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 25:6

How much less man, that is a worm ?.... Whose original is of the earth, dwells in it, and is supported by it, and creeps into it again; who is impure by nature and by practice, weak and impotent to do anything that is spiritually good, or to defend himself from his spiritual enemies; and is mean and despicable, as even the best of men are, in their own eyes, and in the eyes of the world: and, if the best of men are comparable to such creatures, and our Lord himself, in human nature, was... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 25:5

Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not - It is continually changing its appearance. It never appears twice in its whole revolution with the same face: it is ever waxing or waning; and its face is variegated with opaque spots. Its changeableness can never be compared with the unchangeable nature of God. Yea, the stars are not pure in his sight - Whatever their excellence may be as stars, it is nothing in comparison with him from whom they have derived their being and splendor. See... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 25:6

How much less man, that is a worm? - Or as the Targum - "How much more man, who in his life is a reptile; and the son of man, who in his death is a worm." Almost all the versions read, "Truly man is corruption, and the son of man a worm." The original is degradingly expressive: "Even because אנוש enosh , miserable man, is רמה rimmah , a crawling worm; and the son of Adam, who is תולעה toleah , a worm, or rather maggot, from its eating into and dividing certain substances." -... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 25:1-6

Far from accepting Job's challenge, and grappling with the difficulty involved in the frequent, if not universal, prosperity of the wicked. Bildad, in his weak reply, entirely avoids the subject, and limits himself to briefly touching two old and well-worn topics—the might of God (verses 2, 3) and the universal sinfulness of men. On neither of these two points does he throw any fresh light. He avoids, however, the reckless charges of Eliphaz ( Job 22:5-9 ) as well as the coarse menaces... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 25:5

Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not . Observe, i.e; all that is purely bright in creation, "even to the moon," the most purely bright object of all, and consider that in God's sight, compared to his radiance, it has no brightness—"it shineth not." Or turn your attention from the moon to the stars, rivals of the moon in purity and brilliance, and reflect that the stars are not pure in his sight. A sort of dusky veil overspreads them. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 25:5-6

The awe of God's holiness. I. THE INCOMPARABLE HOLINESS OF GOD . This is a thought that cannot be described in human language. When conscience is aroused, some thrill of the awe of it may open our minds to its sublime meaning. We start from the conception of the absolute sinlessness of God. Not a spot of evil can be found on all he is or does. But holiness is more than negative freedom from sin. It is a real excellence, and on its positive side it expands into infinity. We do not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 25:6

How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm? (comp. Psalms 22:6 ). How much less can man be pure in God's sight? An undoubted truth, or rather, perhaps, a truism, but not to the point, for Job has never really maintained that he is without sin (see Job 7:20 , Job 7:21 ; Job 9:2 , Job 9:20 , etc.). He has only maintained that his sins have not been of such a character as to account for his sufferings. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 25:5

Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not - Or, behold even the moon shineth not. That is, in comparison with God it is dark and obscure. The idea is, that the most beautiful and glorious objects become dim and fade away when compared with him. So Jerome renders it, Ecce luna etiam non splendet. The word here rendered “shineth” (יאהיל ya'âhalı̂yl) frequently means to pitch or remove a tent, and is a form of the word אהל 'ôhel uniformly rendered tent or tabernacle. Some have supposed that... read more

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