1 Eliphaz reproves Job for want of religion.
7 He teaches God's judgments to be not for the righteous, but for the wicked.
12 His fearful vision to humble the excellency of creatures before God.

Eliphaz. 2:11 15:1 22:1 42:9

answered. 3:1,2 6:1 8:1

2 If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?

to commune. Heb. a word. wilt thou. 2Co 2:4-6 7:8-10

withhold himself from speaking. Heb. refrain from words. 32:18-20 Jer 6:11 20:9 Ac 4:20

3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.

Behold. Ge 18:19 Pr 10:21 15:7 16:21 Isa 50:4 Eph 4:29 Col 4:6

and thou hast. 16:5 De 3:28 Ezr 6:22 Isa 35:3 Eze 13:22 Lu 22:32,43

4 Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.

upholden. Ps 145:14 Pr 12:18 16:23,24 2Co 2:7 7:6 1Th 5:14

feeble knees. Heb. bowing knees. Isa 35:3,4 Da 5:6 Heb 12:12

5 But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

it is come. 3:25,26

thou faintest. Pr 24:10 2Co 4:1,16 Heb 12:3,5

it toucheth. 1:11 2:5 19:21

6 Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?

thy fear. 1:1,9,10 2Ki 20:3

thy confidence. 13:15 Pr 3:26 14:26

thy hope. 17:15 1Pe 1:13,17

the uprightness. 1:8 16:17 23:11,12 27:5,6 29:12-17 31:1-40

7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?

who ever. 9:22,23 Ps 37:25 Ec 7:15 9:1,2 Ac 28:4 2Pe 2:9

8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

they that plow. Ps 7:14-16 Pr 22:8 Jer 4:18 Ho 8:7 10:12,13 2Co 9:6 Ga 6:7,8

9 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.

the blast. Ex 15:8,10 2Ki 19:7 Ps 18:15

by the breath of his nostrils. that is, by his anger. 1:19 15:30 Isa 11:4 30:33 2Th 2:8 Re 2:16

10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

the teeth. 29:17 Ps 3:7 57:4 58:6 Pr 30:14

11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.

old lion. 38:39 Ge 49:9 Nu 23:24 24:9 Ps 7:2 Jer 4:7 Ho 11:10 2Ti 4:17

perisheth. Ps 34:10

the stout. 1:19 8:3,4 27:14,15

12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.

a thing. Ps 62:11

secretly. Heb. by stealth. a little. 1Co 13:12

13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,

thoughts. 33:14-16 Ge 20:3 28:12 31:24 46:2 Nu 12:6 22:19,20 Da 2:19,28,29 4:5

deep sleep. Ge 2:21 15:12 Da 8:18 10:9

14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.

Fear. 7:14 Ps 119:120 Isa 6:5 Da 10:11 Hab 3:16 Lu 1:12,29 Re 1:17

came upon. Heb. met. all my bones. Heb. the multitude of my bones. 33:19

15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:

a spirit. Ps 104:4 Mt 14:26 Lu 24:37-39 Heb 1:7,14

the hair. Isa 13:8 21:3,4 Da 5:6

16 It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

there, etc. or, I heard a still voice. 1Ki 19:12

17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

Shall mortal. 8:3 9:2 35:2 40:8 Ge 18:25 Ps 143:2 145:17 Ec 7:20 Jer 12:1 Ro 2:5 3:4-7 9:20 11:33

shall a man. 9:30,31 14:4 15:14 25:4 Jer 17:9 Mr 7:20-23 Re 4:8

18 Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:

he put. 15:15,16 25:5,6 Ps 103:20,21 104:4 Isa 6:2,3

and his angels he charged with folly. or, nor in his angels in whom he put light. 2Pe 2:4 Jude 1:6

19 How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?

dwell. 10:9 13:12 33:6 Ge 2:7 3:19 18:27 Ec 12:7 2Co 4:7 5:1

crushed. 13:28 14:2 Ps 39:11 90:5-7 103:15,16 146:4 1Pe 1:24

20 They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.

destroyed. Heb. beaten in pieces. 2Ch 15:6 *marg

from morning. Isa 38:12,13

they perish. 14:14 16:22 Ps 39:13 92:7

without. 18:17 20:7 2Ch 21:20 Ps 37:36 Pr 10:7

21 Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.

excellency. Ps 39:5,11 49:14 146:3,4 Isa 14:16 Lu 16:22,23 Jas 1:11

die. 36:12 Ps 49:20 Isa 2:22 Lu 12:20