Job 22:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the nakeda of their clothing. ”

• Job 22:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought - The only evidence which Eliphaz seems to have had of this was, that this was a heinous sin, and that as Job seemed to be severely punish...

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• Job 22:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  For thou hast taken a (c) pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. (c) You have been cruel and without charity, and would do nothing for the poor, but for your o...

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• Job 22:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Job 22. Third Speech of Eliphaz. The only new thing that Eliphaz has to say, is definitely to describe the sin of Job! Yet his mildness makes him end with bright promises. Job 22:1-5 . Is it n...

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• Job 22:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  stripped the naked. Figure of speech Oxymoron. App-6. the naked . the poorly clad, or threadbare.

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• Job 22:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. Thou hast taken a pledge - Thou hast been vexatious in all thy doings, and hast exacted where nothi...

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• Job 22:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  For thou hast taken a pledge— See chap. Job 24:7 . Who that sees this ranked among the greatest enormities, says Bishop Warbuton, but will reflect that it must have been written by one studied in...

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• Job 22:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. The crimes alleged, on a harsh inference, by Eliphaz against Job, are such as he would think...

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• Job 22:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Last Speech of Eliphaz 1-11. Eliphaz ignoring Job's last speech, perhaps because he could not answer it, argues that God's treatment of man must be impartial, since He has nothing to gain or l...

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• Job 22:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother. — These specific charges, false as they were, show the depth to which Eliphaz had sunk.

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• Job 22:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  XIX. DOGMATIC AND MORAL ERROR Job 22:1-30 ELIPHAZ SPEAKS THE second colloquy has practically exhausted the subject of debate between Job and his friends. The three have really nothing more to...

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• Job 22:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  “Acquaint Thyself with God” Job 22:1-30 Eliphaz opens the third cycle of the discussion with a speech altogether too hard and cruel. He begins with an enumeration of Job's fancied misdeeds,...

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• Job 22:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Here begins the third cycle in the controversy, and again EIiphaz is the first speaker. His address consisted of two movements. First, he made a definite charge against Job (1-20); and, second, he ma...

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• Job 22:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (5) В¶ Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? (6) For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. (7) Thou hast not given wate...

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• Job 22:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought ,.... It can hardly be thought that it was for nothing at all, on no consideration whatever, or that nothing was lent, for which the pledge w...

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• Job 22:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. Ver. 6. For thou hast taken a pledge, &c. ] Bona verba, quaeso, I seek good words, Eliph...

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• Job 22:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  For thou hast taken a pledge Or, surely thou hast taken. He speaks thus, by way of conjecture, or strong presumption: as if he had said, When I consider thy grievous and unusual calamities, I jus...

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• Job 22:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  JOB'S SIN EXPOSED BEFORE GOD (vv.1-8) Eliphaz considered that he was representing God in speaking, and exposing what he imagined were the sins of Job. He first asks a question that it is well wo...

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• Job 22:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Job Accused of Various Crimes. B. C. 1520.       5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine...

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• Job 22:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  For thou hast taken, or, surely thou hast taken . He speaks thus by way of conjecture, or strong presumption. When I consider thy grievous and unusual calamities, I justly conclude thou art guilty...

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• Job 22:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  THIRD SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ THE TEMANITE Remonstrates with Job on his self-righteousness, and plainly charges him with grievous transgressions as the cause of his present sufferings; concludes with...

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• Job 22:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Job 22:5 . Is not thy wickedness great? This speech of Eliphaz is cruel, and very much embittered; for it was mere suspicion that Job had robbed the widow, and stripped the naked. Job replies to i...

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• Job 22:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Is not thy wickedness great? The charge against Job I. Wrong in relation to man. In regard to the charge which he here brings against Job, it is worthy of note that whilst most expositors regar...

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• Job 22:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Job 22:1-18 Eliphaz returns to the attack, but with observations that are at first strangely pointless and irrelevant, e.g. on the unprofitableness of man to God (verses l, 2),...

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• Job 22:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Eliphaz Charges Job with Wickedness

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• Job 22:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Amos 2:8 ; Deuteronomy 24:10-18 ; Exodus 22:26 ; Ezekiel 18:12 ; Ezekiel 18:16 ; Ezekiel 18:7 ; Job 24:10 ; Job 24:3 ; Job 24:9 ; Job 31:19 ; Job 31:20

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• Job 22:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Surely — He speaks thus by way of strong presumption, when I consider thy unusual calamities, I conclude thou art guilty of all, or some of these crimes. Brother — Of thy neighbour. Nought — Withou...

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