Job 15:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? ”

• Job 15:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Should he reason with unprofitable talk? - It does not become a man professing to be wise to make use of words that are nothing to the purpose. The sense is, that what Job said amounted to just n...

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• Job 15:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• Job 15:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? Should he reason with unprofitable talk? - Should a man talk disrespectfully of his Maker, or speak to him witho...

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• Job 15:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? No JFB commentary on this verse.

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• Job 15:3 - 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 15:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Should he reason with unprofitable talk? — Nay, his arguments, though pretentious and apparently recondite, are unprofitable, and can do no good.

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• Job 15:3 - 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 15:3 - 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 15:3 - 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 15:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (1) В¶ 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 w...

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• Job 15:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Should he reason with unprofitable talk ?.... That is, the wise man, such a man as Job; does it become him to talk such idle stuff? that which is false, and foolish, and frothy, that does not minist...

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• Job 15:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? Ver. 3. Should he reason with unprofitable talk? ] Why? But if he do, should he, therefore, be thus rippled u...

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• Job 15:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Should he reason with unprofitable talk? Of what consequence are all his arguments? Do they carry any weight with them? Do they convince and satisfy those with whom he contends? No: they are no bet...

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• Job 15:3 - 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 15:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Second Address of Eliphaz. B. C. 1520.       1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,  ...

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• Job 15:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Either to himself or others, but much hurt; which is implied by the contrary, as is usual.

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• Job 15:3 - 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 15:3 - 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 15:3 - 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 15:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Eliphaz Attempts to Rebuke Job

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• Job 15:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Timothy 6:4 ; 1 Timothy 6:5 ; Colossians 4:6 ; Job 13:4 ; Job 13:5 ; Job 16:2 ; Job 16:3 ; Job 26:1-3 ; Malachi 3:13-15 ; Matthew 12:36 ; Matthew 12:37

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