Job 15:14

man. a mortal. Hebrew. 'enosh. App-14. See note on Job 14:1.

clean. pure.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

What is man that he should be clean? - The object of Eliphaz in this is to overturn the positions of Job that he was righteous, and had been puni...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

What [is] man, that he should be clean? and [he which is] born of a woman, that he should (i) be righteous? (i) His purpose is to prove that Job, as...
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...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? What is man, that he should be clean? - מה אנ...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? Eliphaz repeats the revelation ( Job 4:17...
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,...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Eliphaz uses Job's own words ( Job 14:4 ) to convict him of his sinfulness.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

What is man ? — This is the ceaseless burden.·(See Job 4:17 ; Job 9:2 ; Job 25:4 , &c.)
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 fa...
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...
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...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(14) What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? (15) Behold, he putteth no trust in his sain...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

What [is] man, that he should be clean ?.... Frail, feeble, mortal man, or woeful man, as Mr. Broughton renders it; since he is sinful, whereby he i...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

What [is] man, that he should be clean? and [he which is] born of a woman, that he should be righteous? Ver. 14. What is man, that he should be cl...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

What is man? Hebrew, אנושׁ, enosh, frail, weak, imperfect man; that he should be clean? That is, that he should pretend to be so; or, that any sh...
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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Second Address of Eliphaz. B. C. 1520. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

What is man, Heb. frail , or sick , or wretched man ? his mean original and corrupt nature showeth him to be unclean. Which is born of a woman...
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 litt...
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...
The Biblical Illustrator

What is man that he should be clean? Original sin Of all the truths acknowledged and assumed in this ancient book, we find none more clearly or...
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 orde...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

What is man that he should be clean, and he which is born of a woman that he should be righteous? Eliphaz here takes up a point which he had broached...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Eliphaz Accuses Job of Impiety
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 1:8-10 ; 1 Kings 8:46 ; 2 Chronicles 6:36 ; Ecclesiastes 7:20 ; Ecclesiastes 7:29 ; Ephesians 2:2 ; Ephesians 2:3 ; Galatians 3:22 ;...

¹⁴ What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

Related Commentaries of Job 15:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 15:14