Job 5:14 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 5:6-16

Eliphaz, having touched Job in a very tender part, in mentioning both the loss of his estate and the death of his children as the just punishment of his sin, that he might not drive him to despair, here begins to encourage him, and puts him in a way to make himself easy. Now he very much changes his voice (Gal. 4:20), and speaks in the accents of kindness, as if he would atone for the hard words he had given him. I. He reminds him that no affliction comes by chance, nor is to be attributed to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 5:14

They meet with darkness in the daytime ,.... Which may denote their infatuation in things the most plain and clear, and which are obvious to everyone's view, even to such as are of much meaner capacities the themselves; and so it sometimes is, that the greatest politicians, men of the greatest sagacity and penetration, capable of forming and conducting the wisest counsels, yet blunder in things plain and easy to everyone; which must be imputed to their being given up to a judicial blindness... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 5:14

They meet with darkness in the daytime - God confounds them and their measures; and, with all their cunning and dexterity, they are outwitted, and often act on their own projects, planned with care and skill, as if they had been the crudest conceptions of the most disordered minds. They act in noonday as if the sun were extinct, and their eyes put out. Thus does God "abate their pride, assuage their malice, and confound their devices." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 5:1-27

Eliphaz, having narrated his vision, and rehearsed the words which the spirit spoke in his ear, continues in his own person, first ( Job 5:1-7 ) covertly reproaching Job, and then (verses 8-27) seeking to comfort him by the suggestion that, if he will place himself unreservedly in the hands of God, it is still possible that God may relent, remove his chastening hand, deliver him from his troubles, and even give him back all his former prosperity. The anticipation is in remarkable... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 5:8-16

Eliphaz to Job: 4. The saint's confidence in God. I. THE SAINT 'S CHARACTER DESCRIBED . 1 . Negatively. By way of contrast to the ungodly, who are depicted as 2 . Positively. Exhibiting them as II. THE SAINT 'S GOD EXTOLLED . 1 . As a God of power. 2 . As a God of benevolence. Operating: (a) confounding the crafty,—exploding their schemes, neutralizing their actions, outwitting their cunning, precipitating their purposes, so causing their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 5:8-16

God the true Refuge in affliction. "I would seek unto God." Wisely did Eliphaz urge his friend to seek refuge in the only true and safe resort. "Under his feathers shalt thou trust." In the midst of all sorrows— "God is the Refuge of his saints, When storms of sharp distress invade; Ere we can offer our complaints, Behold him present with his aid." To seek this Refuge men are encouraged by— I. THE GREATNESS OF THE DIVINE POWER . He "doeth great things and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 5:8-16

Seeking unto God. As usual, the advice of Eliphaz is excellent in the abstract. The error is in the particular way of applying it to Job. Here is the sting of it. But its general truth is always instructive. This is certainly the case with the recommendation to "seek unto God." I. INQUIRE WHAT IT IS TO SEEK UNTO GOD . 1 . It begins with remoteness from God. We have lost God if we have to seek him, as we need not think of finding what we already possess and enjoy.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 5:8-27

Refuge from trouble in the thought of God. Conclusion of Eliphaz's address. His language suddenly changes into a gentler strain. It is like the clearing of a dark sky, revealing once more the deep blue; or the bend of a stream which has been flowing through a stern gorge, now broadening out into a sunlit lake. I. THE GREATNESS AND BENEFICENCE OF GOD . ( Job 5:8-16 .) Let men turn to him for comfort and for strength. It is a bright gem of description. 1 . God is the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 5:14

They meet with darkness in the daytime (comp Deuteronomy 28:29 and Isaiah 59:10 ). The metaphor expresses the bewilderment of the crafty, when they find their schemes foiled, and all their subtlety of no avail. Suddenly their light goes out; they know not what to do, or which way to turn; "their way is hid" ( Job 3:23 ); they are baffled, perplexed, confounded. And grope in the noonday as in the night (comp. Job 12:25 ). A variant form of the preceding hemistich. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 5:14

They meet with darkness in the day-time - Margin, “run into;” compare the notes at Isaiah 59:10. The sense is, that where there is really no obstacle to the accomplishment of an honest plan - any more than there is for a man to walk in the day-time - they become perplexed and embarrassed, as much as a man would be, should sudden darkness come around him at mid-day. The same sentiment occurs in Job 12:25. A life of honesty and uprightness will be attended with prosperity, but a man who attempts... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 5:6-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 5:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 5:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 5:1-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 5:8-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 5:8-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 5:8-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 5:8-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 5:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 5:14

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