“ Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at, ”
Why doth thine heart carry thee away? - Why do you allow your feelings to control you in spite of the decisions of the understanding? Eliphaz means to represent him as wholly under the influence...
Why doth thine heart (h) carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at, (h) Why do you stand in your own conceit?
Job 15:2-19 is a polemic against Job's arrogance and pretence of wisdom. Job's words are empty and violent ( Job 15:2 f.). He does away with all religion ( Job 15:4 ) and breaks the reverential...
Why... ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6.
Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at, Why doth thine heart carry thee away? - Why is it that thou dost conceive and entertain such high sentiments of thyself? And what...
And what do thine eyes wink at?— Or, And what are thine eyes taking aim at? The verb signifies properly to wink with one eye, as those who aim at a mark. See Heath and Houbigant.
Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at, Wink - i:e., why do thy eyes evince passion and pride? ( Proverbs 13:1-25 ; Psalms 35:19 .)
The Second Series of Speeches (Job 15-21) The rejection by Job of the opinions and advice of the friends, his sturdy maintenance of his innocence, and the fearlessness with which in his anguish he...
What do thy eyes wink at? — Or, Why do they wink? as though it was only thou who perceivedst it.
XIII. THE TRADITION OF A PURE RACE Job 15:1-35 ELIPHAZ SPEAKS THE first colloquy has made clear severance between the old Theology and the facts of human life. No positive reconciliation is e...
“The Heavens Are not Clean” Job 15:1-35 The second colloquy, like the first, is commenced by Eliphaz. He begins by rebuking Job, Job 15:1-16 . He complains that the words of Job proved him t...
Here the second cycle of argument begins, and again Eliphaz is the first speaker. It is at once evident that Job's answers had wounded him. He first criticized Job's manner, charging him with using...
(7) Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills? (8) Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself? (9) What knowest thou, that we know not?...
Why doth thine heart carry thee away ?.... To such conceit of thyself, and contempt of others, and even to slight the consolations of God; the heart, being deceitful and wicked, sometimes carries aw...
Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at, Ver. 12. Why doth thine heart carry thee away? ] Violently transport thee; sc. beyond all bounds of reason and modesty, Quis...
Why doth thy heart carry thee away? Why dost thou suffer thyself to be transported by the pride of thy heart, to use such unworthy and unbecoming expressions, both concerning us and concerning God...
ELIPHAZ CLAIMS JOB CONDEMNS HIMSELF (vv.1-6) This response of Eliphaz lacks the measure of self-restraint he had shown in his first address. He had first at least spoken with a measure of consid...
Second Address of Eliphaz. B. C. 1520. 1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, ...
Why dost thou suffer thyself to be transported by the pride and lusts of thy heart to use such unworthy and unbecoming expressions, both concerning us, and concerning God and his providence. What do...
SECOND COURSE OF DIALOGUES.—SECOND SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ Eliphaz less gentle and courteous than in his former speech. Probably irritated at his little success with Job, who rejected his friend’s cou...
Job 15:2 . Fill his belly with the east wind; a hot dry wind, the least favourable to vegetation. This is an angry figure of speech, equivalent to a declaration that Job's defence was a mere storm...
Why doth thine heart carry thee away? Impulsiveness Elihu means to say, Why dost thou allow thy feelings to carry thee beyond the boundaries of reason? The vast masses of mankind are the victim...
EXPOSITION The second colloquy between Job and his friends is, like the first (ch. 3-14.), one in which all of them take part, and the same order of speakers is maintained. Job answers each spea...
Eliphaz Attempts to Rebuke Job
Acts 5:3 ; Acts 5:4 ; Acts 8:22 ; Ecclesiastes 11:9 ; James 1:14 ; James 1:15 ; Job 17:2 ; Mark 7:21 ; Mark 7:22 ; Proverbs 6:13 ; Psalms 35:19
Why — Why dost thou suffer thyself to be transported by the pride of thine heart, to use such unworthy expressions? Wink — Why dost thou look with such an angry, supercilious, and disdainful look?