Job 15:29 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth. ”

• Job 15:29 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  He shall not be rich - That is, he shall not continue rich; or he shall not again become rich. He shall be permanently poor. Neither shall his substance continue - His property. Neither sh...

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• Job 15:29 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the (s) perfection thereof upon the earth. (s) Meaning, that his sumptuous buildings would never come to perfecti...

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• Job 15:29 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  shall he prolong the perfection thereof. The Septuagint reads "shall their shadow stretch along upon the ground".

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• Job 15:29 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth. He shall not be rich - The whole of what follows, to the end of the chapter...

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• Job 15:29 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth. 'He doth not grow rich:' he has reached his highest point: 'his pros...

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• Job 15:29 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• Job 15:29 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  He shall not be rich. — Now comes the destiny which awaits him in the judgment of the speaker. “Neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.” The word rendered “perfection thereo...

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• Job 15:29 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  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...

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• Job 15:29 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  “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...

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• Job 15:29 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  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...

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• Job 15:29 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (17) В¶ I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare; (18) Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it: (19) Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no s...

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• Job 15:29 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  He shall not be rich ,.... Though his heart is set upon it, he is determined at any rate to be rich; he labours for it with all his might and main, and yet shall not attain what he is so desirous of...

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• Job 15:29 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth. Ver. 29. He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance, &c. ] If...

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• Job 15:29 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And he dwelleth It should rather be translated, But he dwelleth in desolate places. This is fitly opposed to the prosperity last mentioned, and is the beginning of the description of his misery,...

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• Job 15:29 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• Job 15:29 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        17 I will show thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;   18 Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it:   19 Unto whom alone the earth was given, a...

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• Job 15:29 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  He shall not be rich, i. e not abide rich, but shall become poor. Neither shall his substance continue; what he had gotten shall be taken from him. The perfection thereof, i.e. the perfection o...

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• Job 15:29 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  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...

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• Job 15:29 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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...

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• Job 15:29 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  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...

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• Job 15:29 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Eliphaz Accuses Job of Impiety

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• Job 15:29 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  James 1:11 ; James 5:1-3 ; Job 20:22-28 ; Job 22:15-20 ; Job 27:16 ; Job 27:17 ; Luke 12:19-21 ; Luke 16:19-22 ; Luke 16:2 ; Psalms 49:16 ; Psalms 49:17

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• Job 15:29 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Substance — What he had gotten shall be taken from him.

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