Job 15:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us? ”

• Job 15:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  What knowest thou that we know not? - What pretensions or claims to wisdom have you which we have not? We have had, at least, equal advantages, and may be presumed to know as much as you.

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• Job 15:9 - 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 15:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us? What knowest thou - Is it likely that thy intellect is greater than ours; and that thou hast cultivated it better...

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• Job 15:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us? In us - or 'with us;' Hebraism for we are, aware of.

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• Job 15:9 - 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 15:9 - 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 15:9 - 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 15:9 - 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 15:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (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?...

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• Job 15:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  What knowest thou that we know not ?.... Which are pretty near the words of Job to his friends, Job 12:3 ; and to the same sense is what follows: [what] understandest thou which [is] not in us ?...

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• Job 15:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  What knowest thou, that we know not? [what] understandest thou, which [is] not in us? Ver. 9. What knowest thou, that we know not? ] Here Eliphaz inveigheth against Job's pride, sed maiori cam fa...

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• Job 15:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Art thou the first man that was born? Hast thou lived ever since the creation of the world, and treasured up the experiences of all ages in thy own breast, that thou speakest so arrogantly and magi...

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• Job 15:9 - 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 15:9 - 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 15:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  He retorts upon Job his own expressions, Job 12:3 , Job 13:2 .

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• Job 15:9 - 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 15:9 - 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 15:9 - 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 15:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Eliphaz Attempts to Rebuke Job

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• Job 15:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Corinthians 10:7 ; 2 Corinthians 11:21-30 ; 2 Corinthians 11:5 ; Job 13:2 ; Job 26:3 ; Job 26:4

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