1 Eliphaz shews that man's goodness profits not God
5 He accuses Job of divers sins
21 He exhorts him to repentance, with promises of mercy

2 Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?

a man 35:6-8 Ps 16:2 Lu 17:10

as he that, etc. or, if he may be profitable, doth his good success depend thereon? 21:15 De 10:13 Pr 3:13-18 4:7-9 9:12 Ec 7:11,12 Mt 5:29 Ga 6:7,8

3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?

any pleasure 1Ch 29:17 Ps 147:10,11 Pr 11:1,20 12:22 15:8 Mal 2:17 Php 4:18

thou makest 23:10-12 Ps 39:1 119:3-6,59 Ac 24:16 2Co 7:1

4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?

reprove Ps 39:11 76:6 80:16 Re 3:19

for fear 7:12

will he enter 9:19,32 14:3 16:21 23:6,7 34:23 Ps 130:3,4 143:2 Ec 12:14 Isa 3:14,15

5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?

not thy 4:7-11 11:14 15:5,6,31-34 21:27 32:3

thine Ps 19:12 40:12

6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

For thou 24:3,9 Ex 22:26 De 24:10-18 Eze 18:7,12,16 Am 2:8

stripped, etc. Heb. stripped the clothes of the naked 24:10 31:19,20

7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

not given 31:17 De 15:7-11 Ps 112:9 Pr 11:24,25 19:17 Isa 58:7,10 Eze 18:7,16 Mt 25:42 Ro 12:20

8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

But as 29:7-17 31:34 1Ki 21:11-15 Ps 12:8 Mic 7:3

mighty man. Heb. man of arm. honourable. Heb. eminent, or, accepted for countenance 13:8

9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

widows 24:3,21 29:12,13 31:16-18,21 Ex 22:21-24 De 27:19 Ps 94:6 Isa 1:17,23 10:2 Eze 22:7 Mal 3:5 Lu 18:3-5

arms Ps 10:15 37:17 Eze 30:22

10 Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

snares 18:8-10 19:6 Ps 11:6

sudden 6:4 13:21 Pr 1:27 3:25,26 1Th 5:3

11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.

darkness 18:6,18 19:8 Pr 4:19 Isa 8:22 La 3:2 Joe 2:2,3 Mt 8:12

abundance Ps 42:7 69:1,2 124:4 La 3:54 Jon 2:3

12 Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

not God Ps 115:3,16 Ec 5:2 Isa 57:15 66:1

height. Heb. head. the stars Ps 8:3,4

13 And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?

How. or, What. doth God know Ps 10:11 59:7 73:11 94:7-9 Eze 8:12 9:9 Zep 1:12

14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.

34:22 Ps 33:14 97:2 139:1,2,11,12 Jer 23:24 Lu 12:2,3

15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

the old way Ge 6:5,11-13 Lu 17:26,27

16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:

cut down 15:32 Ps 55:23 102:24 Ec 7:17

whose foundation was overflown with a flood. Heb. a flood was poured upon their foundation Ge 7:11,17-24 Mt 24:37-39 1Pe 3:19,20 2Pe 2:5

17 Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?

Depart 21:10,14,15 Isa 30:11 Mt 8:29,34 Ro 1:28

and what Ps 4:6 Mal 3:14

for them. or, to them

18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

he filled 12:6 1Sa 2:7 Ps 17:14 Jer 12:2 Ac 14:17 15:16

the counsel 21:16 Ps 1:1

19 The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.

righteous Ps 48:11 58:10 97:8 107:42 Pr 11:10 Re 18:20 19:1-3

innocent 9:23 Ps 52:6

20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.

our substance. or, our estate 4:7 8:3,4 15:5,6 20:18,19 21:27,28 Lu 13:1-5

the remnant. or, their excellency. the fire 1:16 20:26 Ge 19:24 Lu 17:29,30 2Pe 2:6,7

21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

Acquaint 1Ch 28:9 Joh 17:3 2Co 4:6

him. that is, God. be at peace Isa 27:5 57:19-21 Mt 5:25 Ac 10:36 2Co 5:20 Php 4:7 Eph 2:14-17

22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.

receive De 4:1,2 Pr 2:1-9 1Th 4:1,2

lay up 23:12 De 6:6-9 Ps 119:11 Pr 4:4,21 Jer 15:16 Mt 12:35 13:52 Lu 2:19,51

23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.

return 8:5,6 11:13,14 Isa 55:6,7 Ho 14:1,2 Zec 1:3 Ac 26:20

built up 12:14 Jer 31:4 Col 2:7 Jude 1:20

thou shalt 11:14 18:15 Jos 7:13-16 Isa 33:15 Zec 5:3,4

put 2Ti 2:19

24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

lay up 1Ki 10:21 2Ch 1:5 9:10,27

as dust. or, on the dust. Ophir Ge 10:29 1Ki 9:28 22:48 Ps 45:9 Isa 13:12

25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.

the Almighty Ge 15:1 Ps 18:2 84:11 Isa 41:10 Ro 8:31

defence. or, gold Ps 16:5,6 Isa 33:6 2Co 6:10 Jas 2:5

plenty of silver. Heb. silver of strength

26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.

shalt thou 27:10 34:9 Ps 37:4 So 2:3 Isa 58:14 Ro 7:22

lift up 11:15 Ps 25:1 86:4 143:8 1Jo 3:20,21

27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.

make thy Ps 50:14,15 66:17,18-20 91:15 116:1 Isa 58:9 1Jo 5:14,15

pay thy Ps 56:12 66:13,14 116:14 Ec 5:4 Jon 2:9

28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

decree Ps 20:4 90:17 La 3:37 Mt 21:22 Jas 4:15

the light 29:3 Ps 97:11 112:4 Pr 4:18 Isa 30:21 Mal 4:2 Joh 8:12

29 When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

men 5:19 *etc: Ps 9:2,3 91:14-16 92:9-11

he shall Pr 29:23 Isa 57:15 Lu 14:11 18:9-14 Jas 4:6 1Pe 5:5

the humble person. Heb. him that hath low eyes Ps 138:6 Isa 66:2 Eze 21:26,27 Lu 1:52

30 He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

He shall deliver the island of the innocent. or, The innocent shall deliver the island 42:8 Ge 18:26-32 Isa 58:12 Jer 5:1 Ac 27:24

pureness Isa 1:15 Mal 1:9 Mt 17:19,20 Ac 19:15,16 1Ti 2:8 Jas 5:15,16