“ But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value. ”
But ye are forgers of lies - The word lies here seems to be used in a large sense, to denote sophisms, false accusations, errors. They maintained false positions; they did not see the exact truth...
But ye [are] forgers of lies, ye [are] all (b) physicians of no value. (b) You do not well apply your medicine to the disease.
Job has shown that he can speak of God's working in the world; the friends, however, offer an apology for God, which He Himself must reject. I am not inferior to you in knowledge, says Job ( Job 13:2...
forgers of . besmearers with. Occurs only here, Job 14:7 and Psalms 119:69 .
But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value. Ye are forgers of lies - Ye frame deceitful arguments: ye reason sophistically, and pervert truth and justice, in order to support y...
Physicians of no value— Empty boasters: men who put on airs of great consequence, though in reality they were nothing. See Heath.
But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value. Forgers of lies - literally, artful twisters of vain speeches (Umbreit).
Job's Third Speech (continued) 1-12. Job claims to understand as much about God as the friends. He rejects their opinion as to the cause of his troubles, and regards it as an attempt to curry favo...
Ye are forgers of lies. — He now retorts upon his friends in terms not more deferential than their own, and calls them scrapers together, or patchers up, of falsehood, and physicians who are powerl...
XII. BEYOND FACT AND FEAR TO GOD Job 12:1-25 ; Job 13:1-28 ; Job 14:1-22 Job SPEAKS ZOPHAR excites in Job's mind great irritation, which must not be set down altogether to the fact that he...
“Though He Slay Me” Job 13:1-28 The sufferer first rebukes his friends, Job 13:4-12 . Then he makes an appeal to God, affirming that he was no hypocrite, and asking that his sins, for which he...
Continuing his answer, Job restated his conviction that his knowledge was not inferior to theirs, and declared that his appeal was to God (1-3). Before making this appeal there is an introductory pas...
(1) В¶ Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it. (2) What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you. (3) Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I d...
But ye [are] forgers of lies ,.... This is a hard and very harsh saying; Job was now in a passion, provoked by his friends, and retorts upon them what they had charged him with, Job 11:3 ; so often...
But ye [are] forgers of lies, ye [are] all physicians of no value. Ver. 4. But ye are forgers of lies ] i.e. Ye create false maxims to judge me by; ye gather up without any order, and to no purp...
Ye are forgers of lies That is, authors of false doctrine, namely, that great afflictions are peculiar to hypocrites and wicked men. All physicians of no value Unfaithful and unskilful; prescribi...
JOB DECLARES HIMSELF FULLY EQUAL TO HIS FRIENDS (vv.1-12) Job has spoken at length of God's wisdom and power, now he tells Zophar that his eye has seen all this, his ear has heard it and underst...
Job's Reply to Zophar. B. C. 1520. 1 Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath he...
Forgers of lies, i.e. authors of false doctrine, to wit, that great afflictions are peculiar to hypocrites and wicked men. Physicians of no value; unfaithful and unskilful; prescribing bad remedi...
JOB’S REPLY TO ZOPHAR—CONTINUED I. Job re-asserts his knowledge of the Divine procedure as not inferior to that of his friends ( Job 13:1-2 ). “Lo, mine eye,” &c. Right in certain circumsta...
Job 13:4 . Forgers of lies, misconstruing the ways of providence. Job 13:10 , He will surely reprove you, though under a specious veil you accept of persons. Job 13:12 . Your remembrance...
Surely I would speak to the Almighty. Man speaking to God There is a great deal of human speaking that has to do with God. Most speak about God, many speak against God, and some speak to God. O...
EXPOSITION Job 13:1 , Job 13:2 The first two verses of Job 13:1-18 . are closely connected with Job 12:1-18 ; forming the natural termination to the first section of Job's argument,...
Job Defends God Against the Suspicion of Arbitrariness
Exodus 20:16 ; Ezekiel 34:4 ; Hosea 5:13 ; Jeremiah 30:13 ; Jeremiah 46:11 ; Jeremiah 6:14 ; Jeremiah 8:22 ; Job 16:2 ; Job 18:5-21 ; Job 21:27-34 ; Job 22:6-30 ; Job 4:7-11 ; Job 5:1-5...