Job 36:2-3 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 36:1-4

Once more Elihu begs the patience of the auditory, and Job's particularly, for he has not said all that he has to say, but he will not detain them long. Stand about me a little (so some read it), Job 36:2. ?Let me have your attendance, your attention, awhile longer, and I will speak but this once, as plainly and as much to the purpose as I can.? To gain this he pleads, 1. That he had a good cause, and a noble and very fruitful subject: I have yet to speak on God's behalf. He spoke as an... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 36:2

Suffer me a little ,.... Bear with me a little longer, and allow me to say a few words more. I have but little more to say, and it will take but a little time to say it in; thus, proposing brevity, he hoped to be heard with patience, since he should not long trespass upon it. The word used has the signification of a crown; but not to be understood in the sense of surrounding, as a crown surrounds the head, as some, who interpret it, stand about me, surround me, in order to hear; for this... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 36:3

I will fetch my knowledge from afar ,.... Not from himself; for it is but a small share of knowledge that a man gets of himself, or attains to by the light of nature, and especially concerning God and divine things; but from others, either from persons that lived in former ages, and in foreign countries; it being usual for men desirous of acquiring knowledge to travel into distant parts for it; and such were generally much esteemed of, and the knowledge they professed to have got and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 36:2

That I have yet to speak on God's behalf - I have other proofs to allege in behalf of God's justice and providence. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 36:3

I will fetch my knowledge from afar - למרחוק lemerachok , "from the distant place," meaning probably both remote antiquity and heaven; see below. I will show thee that all antiquity and experience are on my side. I can bring proofs from the remotest ages and from the most distant countries to demonstrate that God is infinitely Wise, and can do nothing foolish or erroneous; that he is infinitely Powerful, and can bring all the purposes of his wisdom to effect; that he is infinitely Good,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 36:1-2

Elihu also proceeded, and said, Suffer me a little, and I will show thee that I have yet to speak on God's behalf ; literally, that there are yet words for God. The controversy, i.e; is not exhausted; there is yet much that may be urged on God's behalf, in respect of the charges thou hast made against him. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 36:1-21

Elihu to Job: 3. A sermon on the Divine administration. I. THE PREACHER INTRODUCES HIMSELF . 1 . As having something further to say. A man who has nothing to communicate should not emerge from the safe regions of obscurity which Providence designs he should adorn. But alas! of preachers, orators, lecturers, talkers, who babble on without contributing anything to elucidate their themes or enlighten their hearers, however much to gratify themselves, the number is legion.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 36:1-33

The two chapters, Job 36:1-33 ; Job 37:1-24 , form a single discourse, and ought not to have been separated; or, at any rate, not so unskilfully as they are, in the middle of a description of a thunderstorm. They constitute a final appeal to Job, who is exhorted to submission, resignation, and patience, in consideration of God's inscrutability, and of his perfect justice, wisdom, and strength. Job 36:1-33 begins with a short preface ( Job 36:1-4 ), in which Elihu seeks to prove his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 36:2

Speaking on God's behalf. Elihu is not a little held in roundly asserting that he is speaking on God's behalf. He may be fight, but his assertion needs testing. Not all who claim to speak for God can be accredited as his ambassadors. We must examine the credentials of those who say that they speak on behalf of God. I. THE FALSE CLAIM TO SPEAK ON GOD 'S BEHALF . This claim is put forth repeatedly. 1 . By officialism. Because certain people hold a high office, they... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 36:3

I will fetch my knowledge from afar . In neither case does the performance justify the pretentious character of the preface. Elihu's arguments are, for the most part, trite and commonplace. And will ascribe righteousness to my Maker . I will show, i.e; that God is righteous and just (comp. Job 34:10 , Job 34:12 ). read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 36:1-4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 36:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 36:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 36:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 36:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 36:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 36:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 36:1-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 36:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 36:3

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