Job 15:2

Job 15:2

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Eliphaz Accuses Job of Folly

1 Then ^aEliphaz the Temanite answered and said:

2 “Should a wise man answer with empty knowledge,
And fill¹ himself with the east wind?

3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk,
Or by speeches with which he can do no good?

4 Yes, you cast off fear,
And restrain¹ prayer before God.

5 For your iniquity teaches your mouth,
And you choose the tongue of the crafty.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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SECOND SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ. (Job 15:1-35)

a wise man—which Job claims to be.

vain knowledge—Hebrew, "windy knowledge"; literally, "of wind" (Job 8:2). In Ecclesiastes 1:14, Hebrew, "to catch wind," expresses to strive for what is vain.

east wind—stronger than the previous "wind," for in that region the east wind is the most destructive of winds (Isaiah 27:8). Thus here,—empty violence.

belly—the inward parts, the breast (Proverbs 18:8).

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