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Job 15:1-6

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

1. Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, 2. Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind? 3. Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? 4. Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God. 5. For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. 6. Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

Job 15:1-6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Job 15:1

Theological / Devotional

Then answered Eliphaz. The speeches in the book of Job divide themselves into three cycles. This chapter marks the beginning of the second cycle, which continues through ch. 21. The order in the second cycle is the same as in the first: Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar speak in order, each followed by a reply from Job. This speech of Eliphaz is harsh and argumentative in tone. It divides itself into three sections: (1) a direct reproof of Job for his presumption (vs. 1-6); (2) a sarcastic reflection on him for conceit and arrogancy (vs. 7-16); (3) an exposition of God’s ways with man, based upon the experience of ancient sages (vs. 17-35).

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