Job 35:15 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 35:14-16

Here is, I. Another improper word for which Elihu reproves Job (Job 35:14): Thou sayest thou shalt not see him; that is, 1. ?Thou complainest that thou dost not understand the meaning of his severe dealings with thee, nor discern the drift and design of them,? Job 23:8, 9. And, 2. ?Thou despairest of seeing his gracious returns to thee, of seeing better days again, and art ready to give up all for gone;? as Hezekiah (Isa. 38:11), I shall not see the Lord. As, when we are in prosperity, we are... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 35:15

But now, because it is not so ,.... Because there was not such trust, hope, patience, and quiet expectation in Job that God would appear for him, and do him, justice openly and publicly; for though he had hope and confidence of an interest in his living Redeemer and Saviour, and of eternal life and happiness through him; yet not of his bringing his judgment to the light, and of his beholding his righteousness, as he ought to have had, see Psalm 37:5 ; he hath visited in his anger ;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 35:15

But - because it is not so - Rather, "But now, because he visiteth not in his anger." This is more literal than the versions generally proposed; and the sense of the place appears to be this: Because vengeance is not speedily executed on an evil work, therefore are the hearts of the children of men set in them to do iniquity. This is, in effect, the charge which Elihu brings against Job. 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 35:15

But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger . This is an impossible rendering. The Hebrew is perfectly plain, and is to be translated literally as follows: But now , because he hath not visited his ( i.e. Job's) anger . (So Schultens, Canon Cook, and, with a slight difference, our Revisers.) God had not visited Job with any fresh afflictions on account of his vehement expostulations and overbold and reckless words. Yet he knoweth it not in great extremity. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:15-16

Leaving his advice to sink into Job's mind, Elihu turns from him to the bystanders, and remarks, with some severity, that it is because Job has not been punished enough, because God has not visited him for his petulance and arrogance, that he indulges in "high swelling words of vanity," and continues to utter words which are foolish and" without knowledge." read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 35:15

But now, because it is not so - This verse, as it stands in our authorized translation, conveys no intelligible idea. It is evident that the translators meant to give a literal version of the Hebrew, but without understanding its sense. An examination of the principal words and phrases may enable us to ascertain the idea which was in the mind of Elihu when it was uttered. The phrase in the Hebrew here (ועתה כי־אין kı̂y-'ayin ve‛attâh) may mean, “but now it is as nothing,” and is to be... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 35:15-16

Job 35:15-16. But now, because it is not so That is, because Job doth not acknowledge God’s justice and his own sins, and wait upon God in a proper way for mercy; he hath visited in his anger God hath laid grievous afflictions upon him, all which appear to be too little to bring Job to a compliance with God’s will. Yet he knoweth it not Job is not sufficiently sensible of it, so as to be humbled under God’s mighty hand. In great extremity Or, though in great extremity, namely, of... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 35:14-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 35:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 35:15

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 35:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 35:15-16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 35:15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 35:15-16

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