NASB — Job 15 — KJV

Eliphaz Says Job Presumes Much

1 Then Eliphaz° the Temanite° Iresponded°°,
  2 “Should a wise° man° answer° with windy° knowledge°
  aAnd fill° Ihimself° with the east° wind°?
  3 “Should he argue° with useless°° talk°,
  Or with words° which are not profitable°?
  4 “Indeed°, you do° away° with Ireverence°
  And hinder° meditation° before° God°.
  5 “For ayour guilt° teaches° your mouth°,
  And you choose° the language° of bthe crafty°.
  6 “Your aown mouth° condemns° you, and not I;
  And your own lips° testify° against you.

[1] ILit answered and said
[2] ILit his belly aJb 6:26
[4] ILit fear
[5] aJb 22:5 bJb 5:12, 13
[6] aJb 18:7

  7 ¶ “Were you the first° man° to be born°,
  Or awere you brought° forth° before° the hills°?
  8 “Do you hear° the asecret° counsel° of God°,
  And limit° wisdom° to yourself?
  9aWhat° do you know° that we do not know°?
  [What] do you understand° that Iwe do not?
  10 “Both° the agray-haired° and the aged° are among us,
  Older°° than° your father°.
  11 “Are athe consolations° of God° too° small° for you,
  Even the bword° [spoken] gently° with you?
  12 “Why° does your aheart° carry° you away?
  And why° do your eyes° flash°,
  13 That you should turn° your spirit° against° God°
  And allow [such] words° to go° out of your mouth°?
  14 “What° is man°, that ahe should be pure°,
  Or bhe who is born° of a woman°, that he should be righteous°?
  15 “Behold°, He puts° no° trust° in His aholy° ones°,
  And the bheavens° are not pure° in His sight°;
  16 How° much°° less° one who is adetestable° and corrupt°,
  Man°, who bdrinks° iniquity° like water°!

[7] aJb 38:4, 21; Pv 8:25
[8] aJb 29:4; Ro 11:34; 1Co 2:11
[9] ILit is not within us? aJb 12:3; 13:2
[10] aJb 12:12; 32:6, 7
[11] aJb 5:17-19; 36:15, 16 bJb 6:10; 23:12
[12] aJb 11:13; 36:13
[14] aJb 14:4; Pv 20:9; Ec 7:20 bJb 25:4
[15] aJb 5:1 bJb 25:5
[16] aPs 14:1 bJb 34:7; Pv 19:28

What Eliphaz Has Seen of Life

  17 ¶ “I will tell° you, listen° to me;
  And what° I have seen° I will also declare°;
  18 What° wise° men° have told°,
  And have not concealed° from atheir fathers°,
  19 To whom° alone° the land° was given°,
  And no° alien° passed° among° them.
  20 “The wicked° man° writhes° ain pain° all° [his] days°,
  And Inumbered° are the years° bstored° up for the ruthless°.
  21ISounds° of aterror° are in his ears°;
  bWhile at peace° the destroyer° comes° upon him.
  22 “He does not believe° that he will areturn° from darkness°,
  And he is destined° for bthe sword°.
  23 “He wanders° about for food°, saying, ‘Where° is it?’
  He knows° that a day° of adarkness° is Iat hand°.
  24 “Distress° and anguish° terrify° him,
  They overpower° him like a king° ready° for the attack°,
  25 Because° he has stretched° out his hand° against° God°
  And conducts° himself aarrogantly° against° Ithe Almighty°.
  26 “He rushes° Iheadlong° at Him
  With IIhis massive°° shield°.
  27 “For he has acovered° his face° with his fat°
  And made° his thighs° heavy° with flesh°.
  28 “He has alived° in desolate° cities°,
  In houses° no° one would inhabit°,
  Which° are destined° to become Iruins°.
  29 “He awill not become° rich°, nor° will his wealth° endure°;
  And his grain° will not bend° down° to the ground°.
  30 “He will anot Iescape° from darkness°;
  The bflame° will wither° his shoots°,
  And by cthe breath° of His mouth° he will go° away°.
  31 “Let him not atrust° in emptiness°, deceiving° himself;
  For emptiness° will be his Ireward°.
  32 “It will be accomplished° abefore° his time°,
  And his palm° bbranch° will not be green°.
  33 “He will drop° off° his unripe° grape° like the vine°,
  And will acast° off° his flower° like the olive° tree°.
  34 “For the company° of athe godless° is barren°,
  And fire° consumes° bthe tents° of Ithe corrupt°.
  35 “They aconceive° Imischief° and bring° forth° iniquity°,
  And their IImind° prepares° deception°.”

[18] aJb 8:8; 20:4
[20] ILit the number of years are aJb 15:24 bJb 24:1; 27:13
[21] ILit A sound of terrors is aJb 15:24; 18:11; 20:25; 24:17; 27:20 bJb 20:21; 1Th 5:3
[22] aJb 15:30 bJb 19:29; 27:14; 33:18; 36:12
[23] ILit ready at his hand aJb 15:22, 30
[25] IHeb Shaddai aJb 36:9
[26] ILit with a stiff neck IILit the thick-bossed shields
[27] aPs 73:7; 119:70
[28] IOr heaps aJb 3:14; Is 5:8, 9
[29] aJb 27:16, 17
[30] ILit turn aside aJb 5:14; 15:22 bJb 15:34; 20:26; 22:20; 31:12 cJb 4:9
[31] ILit exchange aJb 35:13; Is 59:4
[32] aJb 22:16; Ec 7:17 bJb 18:16
[33] aJb 14:2
[34] ILit a bribe aJb 8:13 bJb 8:22
[35] IOr pain IILit belly aPs 7:14; Is 59:4


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Eliphaz reproveth Job of impiety in justifying himself.

1 ¶ Then answeredºª Eliphazº the Temanite,º and said,ºª 2 Should a wise² man¹ utterºª vainº knowledge,º and fillºª his bellyº with the east wind?º 3 Should he reasonºª with unprofitableºª² talk?º or with speechesº wherewith he can do no² good?ºª 4 Yea,² thou² castest offºª fear,º and restrainestºª prayerº beforeº God.º 5 For² thy mouthº utterethºª thine iniquity,º and thou choosestºª the tongueº of the crafty.º 6 Thine own mouthº condemnethºª thee, and not² I:² yea, thine own lipsº testifyºª against thee. 7 [Art] thou the firstºª manº [that] was born?ºª or wast thou madeºª beforeº the hills?º 8 Hast thou heardºª the secretº of God?º and dost thou restrainºª wisdomº to² thyself? 9 What² knowestºª thou, that we knowºª not?² [what] understandestºª thou, which² [is] not² in² us? 10 With us [are] both² the grayheadedºª and² very aged¹ men,² much¹ elderº² than thy father.º² 11 [Are] the consolationsº of Godº smallº with² thee? is there any secretº thingº with² thee? 12 Why² doth thine heartº carry thee away?ºª and what² do thy eyesº wink at,ºª 13 That² thou turnestºª thy spiritº against² God,º and lettest [such] wordsº go outºª of thy mouth?º² 14 What² [is] man,º that² he should be clean?ºª and [he which is] bornºª of a woman,º that² he should be righteous?ºª 15 Behold,² he putteth no trustºª² in his saints;º yea, the heavensº are not² cleanºª in his sight.º 16 How much more²² abominableºª and filthyºª [is] man,º which drinkethºª iniquityºª like water?º

[1] Jb 2:11; 4:1; 22:1; 42:7, 9.
[2] Jb 6:26; 8:2; 11:2; 13:2; Ho 12:1; Jm 3:13.
[3] Jb 13:4; 16:2; 26:1; Mal 3:13; Mt 12:36; Col 4:6; 1Ti 6:4.
[4] 1Ch 10:13; Jb 4:5; 5:8; 6:14; 27:10; Ps 36:1; 119:126; Ho 7:14; Am 6:10; Zp 1:6; Lk 18:1; Ro 3:31; Ga 2:21.
[5] Jb 9:22; 12:6; Ps 50:19; 52:2; 64:3; 120:2; Jr 9:3, 8; Mk 7:21; Lk 6:45; Jm 1:26; 3:5.
[6] Jb 9:20; 33:8; 34:5; 35:2; 40:8; 42:3; Ps 64:8; Mt 12:37; 26:65; Lk 19:22.
[7] Gn 4:1; Jb 12:12; 15:10; 38:4; Ps 90:2; Pv 8:22.
[8] Dt 29:29; Jb 11:6; 12:2; 13:5; Ps 25:14; Pv 3:32; Jr 23:18; Am 3:7; Mt 11:25; 13:11, 35; Jn 15:15; Ro 11:34; 16:25; 1Co 2:9, 16.
[9] Jb 13:2; 26:3; 2Co 10:7; 11:5, 21.
[10] Dt 32:7; Jb 8:8; 12:20; 32:6; Pv 16:31.
[11] 1K 22:24; Jb 5:8; 11:13; 13:2; 15:8; 2Co 1:3; 7:6.
[12] Jb 17:2; Ps 35:19; Pv 6:13; Ec 11:9; Mk 7:21; Ac 5:3; 8:22; Jm 1:14.
[13] Jb 9:4; 10:3; 12:6; 15:25; Ps 34:13; Mal 3:13; Ro 8:7; Jm 1:26; 3:2.
[14] 1K 8:46; 2Ch 6:36; Jb 9:2; 14:4; 25:4; Ps 14:3; 51:5; Pv 20:9; Ec 7:20, 29; Jn 3:6; Ro 7:18; Ga 3:22; Ep 2:2; 1Jn 1:8.
[15] Jb 4:18; 25:5; Is 6:2.
[16] Jb 4:19; 20:12; 34:7; 42:6; Ps 14:1; 53:3; Pv 19:28; Ro 1:28; 3:9; Tit 3:3.

He proveth by tradition the unquietness of wicked men.

17 I will shewºª thee, hearºª me; and that² [which] I have seenºª I will declare;ºª 18 Which² wiseº men have toldºª from their fathers,º² and have not² hidºª [it]: 19 Unto whom alone² the earthº was given,ºª and no² strangerºª passedºª amongº them. 20 The wicked¹ man² travaileth¹ª with pain² all² [his] days,º and the numberº of yearsº is hiddenºª to the oppressor.º 21 A dreadfulº soundº [is] in his ears:º in prosperityº the destroyerºª shall come¹ª upon² him. 22 He believethºª not² that he shall returnºª out of² darkness,º and he² is waited¹ª for² of² the sword.º 23 He² wandereth abroadºª for bread,º [saying], Where² [is it]? he knowethºª that² the dayº of darknessº is readyºª at his hand.º 24 Troubleº and anguishº shall make him afraid;ºª they shall prevail¹ª against² him, as a kingº readyº to the battle.º 25 For² he stretcheth outºª his handº against² God,º and strengtheneth¹ª himself² against² the Almighty.º 26 He runnethºª upon² him, [even] on [his] neck,º upon the thickº bossesº of his bucklers:º 27 Because² he coverethºª his faceº with his fatness,º and makethºª collops of fatº on² [his] flanks.º 28 And he dwelleth¹ª in² desolateºª cities,º [and] in houses¹ which² no² man inhabiteth,ºª which² are readyºª to become heaps.º 29 He shall not² be rich,ºª neither² shall his substanceº continue,ºª neither² shall he prolongºª the perfectionº thereof upon the earth.º 30 He shall not² departºª out of² darkness;º the flameº shall dry upºª his branches,º and by the breathº of his mouthº shall he go away.ºª 31 Let not² him that is deceivedºª trustºª in vanity:º for² vanityº shall be² his recompence.º 32 It shall be accomplishedºª beforeº his time,º and his branchº shall not² be green.º 33 He shall shake offºª his unripe grapeº as the vine,º and shall cast offºª his flowerº as the olive.º 34 For² the congregationº of hypocritesº [shall be] desolate,º and fireº shall consumeºª the tabernaclesº of bribery.º 35 They conceiveºª mischief,º and bring forthºª vanity,º and their bellyº preparethºª deceit.º

[17] Jb 5:27; 13:5; 33:1; 34:2; 36:2.
[18] Jb 8:8; 15:10; Ps 71:18; 78:3; Is 38:19.
[19] Gn 10:25, 32; Dt 32:8; Jol 3:17.
[20] Ps 90:3, 12; Ec 9:3; Lk 12:19; Ro 8:22; Jm 5:1.
[21] Gn 3:9; Lv 26:36; 1S 25:36; 2K 7:6; Jb 1:13; 18:11; 20:5, 22; Ps 73:18; 92:7; Pv 1:26; Ac 12:21; 1Co 10:10; 1Th 5:3; Rv 9:11.
[22] 2K 6:33; Jb 6:11; 9:16; 20:24; Is 8:21; Mt 27:5.
[23] Gn 4:12; Jb 18:5, 12, 18; 30:3; Ps 59:15; 109:10; Ec 11:8; Lm 5:6, 9; Jol 2:2; Am 5:20; Zp 1:15; He 10:27; 11:37.
[24] Jb 6:2; Ps 119:143; Pv 1:27; 6:11; 24:34; Is 13:3; Mt 26:37; Ro 2:9.
[25] Ex 5:2; 9:17; Lv 26:23; 1S 4:7; 6:6; Jb 9:4; 40:9; Ps 52:7; 73:9, 11; Is 8:9; 10:12; 27:4; 41:4; Dn 5:23; Mal 3:13; Ac 9:5; 12:1, 23.
[26] Gn 49:8; 2Ch 28:22; 32:13; Jb 16:12; Ps 18:40.
[27] Dt 32:15; Jb 17:10; Ps 17:10; 73:7; 78:31; Is 6:10; Jr 5:28.
[28] Jb 3:14; 18:15; Is 5:8; Jr 9:11; 26:18; 51:37; Mi 3:12; 7:18.
[29] Jb 20:22; 22:15; 27:16; Ps 49:16; Lk 12:19; 16:2, 19; Jm 1:11; 5:1.
[30] Jb 4:9; 10:21; 15:22; 18:5, 18; 20:26; Is 11:4; 30:33; Ezk 15:4; 20:47; Mt 8:12; 22:13; 25:41; Mk 9:43; 2Th 1:8; 2P 2:17; Jde 1:13; Rv 19:15.
[31] Jb 4:8; 12:16; Ps 62:10; Pv 22:8; Is 17:10; 44:20; 59:4; Ho 8:7; Jna 2:8; Ga 6:3, 7, 8; Ep 5:6.
[32] Jb 8:16; 14:7; 18:16; 22:16; Ps 52:5; 55:23; Ec 7:17; Is 27:11; Ezk 17:8; Ho 9:16; 14:5; Jn 15:6.
[33] Dt 28:39; Is 33:9; Rv 6:13.
[34] 1S 8:3; 12:3; Jb 8:13; 11:14; 12:6; 20:1; 22:5; 27:8; 29:12; 36:13; Is 33:14; Am 5:11; Mi 7:2; Mt 24:51.
[35] Ps 7:14; Is 59:4; Ho 10:13; Ga 6:7; Jm 1:15.


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