“ Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain? ”
Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it - You have had an opportunity of tracing the proofs of the wisdom of God in his works. Why then are ye thus altogether vain - Why is it that you maintai...
Behold, all ye yourselves (h) have seen [it]; why then are ye thus altogether (i) vain? (h) That is, these secret judgments of God and yet do not understand them. (i) Why do you then maintain this...
Third Speech of Zophar. He once more reiterates, in spite of all Job has said, that the wicked shall perish. He bursts out Let mine enemy be as God's enemy. I can wish him no worse doom. In Job 27...
Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it ; why then are ye thus altogether vain? Ye yourselves have seen it - Your own experience and observation have shown you that the righteous are frequently in af...
I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. These words are contrary to Job's previous sentiments (notes, Job 21:22-33 ; Job 24:22-25 ). They the...
Job's Eighth Speech (concluded) 1-6. Job protests that he is innocent. Job 27:1-6 are an enlargement of what Job had previously said ( Job 13:16 ) of his determination not to admit that he was...
( 12 ) Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it. — That is, “You have seen me so proclaim the great power of God.”
XXII. THE OUTSKIRTS OF HIS WAYS Job 26:1-14 ; Job 27:1-23 Job SPEAKS BEGINNING his reply Job is full of scorn and sarcasm. "How hast thou helped one without power! How hast thou saved the...
the Justice of God Job 27:1-23 Zophar ought now to have taken up the discourse, but, as he is silent, Job proceeds. First he renews his protestations of integrity, Job 27:1-10 . He denies th...
There would seem to have been a pause after Job's answer to Bildad. The suggestion is that he waited for Zophar, and seeing that Zophar was silent, he took the initiative, and made general reply. Th...
(11) В¶ I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. (12) Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain? (13) This is the po...
Behold, all ye yourselves have seen [it] ,.... As they were men of observation, at least made great pretensions to it, as well as of age and experience, they must have seen and observed somewhat at...
Behold, all ye yourselves have seen [it]; why then are ye thus altogether vain? Ver. 12. Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it ] And can say as much to it as I can in these sc. that God afflict...
Ye yourselves have seen it I speak no false or strange things: but what is known and confirmed by your own experience, and that of others. Why then are ye thus altogether vain? In maintaining suc...
HOLDING FAST HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS (vv.1-7) In Chapter 26 Job answered Bildad fully. Bildad's last argument was very brief, and after this Zophar had nothing at all to say. Job has already won the d...
Heritage of the Wicked. B. C. 1520. 11 I will teach you by the hand of God: that whi...
I speak no false or strange things, but what is known and confirmed by your own as well as others experiences. Why then are ye thus altogether vain, in maintaining such a foolish and false opinion...
JOB’S REPLY TO THE FRIENDS IN GENERAL Job now alone in the field. Zophar, who should have followed Bildad, and to whom Job had given opportunity to speak, has apparently nothing to say. Job, the...
Remember that Job's friends had accused him of having committed some great sin; which would account for his great sorrows. The good man is naturally very indignant, and he uses the strongest possible...
Job 27:1 . Parable, equivalent to a wise, learned and conclusive speech. Job 27:2 . God hath taken away my judgment. The old readings here are preferable. The LXX, God judgeth me thus, or so h...
I will teach you by the hand of God. God’s treatment of wicked men Looking at Job’s lecture or address, we have to notice two things. I. Its introduction. The eleventh and twelfth verses may...
EXPOSITION Job 27:1-18 This chapter divides itself into three distinct portions. In the first, which extends to the end of Job 27:6 , Job is engaged in maintaining, with the utmost possibl...
Belief in the Final Destruction of the Ungodly.
Ecclesiastes 8:14 ; Ecclesiastes 9:1-3 ; Job 13:4-9 ; Job 16:3 ; Job 17:2 ; Job 19:2 ; Job 19:3 ; Job 21:28-30 ; Job 21:3 ; Job 26:2-4 ; Job 6:25-29
Have seen — I speak what is confirmed by your own, as well as others experiences. Vain — To condemn me for a wicked man, because I am afflicted.