Job 5:3

Acts 1:20; Deuteronomy 27:15-26; Jeremiah 12:1-3; Job 27:8; Psalms 37:35; Psalms 37:36; Psalms 69:25; Psalms 73:18-20; Psalms 73:3-9; Psalms 92:7

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I have seen the foolish - The wicked. To confirm the sentiment which he had just advanced, Eliphaz appeals to his own observation, and says that...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

I have seen the (c) foolish taking root: but suddenly I (d) cursed his habitation. (c) That is, the sinner that does not have the fear of God. (d)...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Job 5:1-7 contains the application of the principles just laid down. Job 5:1-2 . If the angels are imperfect, it is no use for Job to appeal...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

suddenly . at once. cursed . noted, stigmatized, or pointed out. Hebrew. nakab: i.e. "declared [the fate of) his habitation. "Supply Figure of s...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. I have seen the foolish taking root - I have seen wicked men for a time in...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I have seen the foolish, &c.— I saw the profligate taking root, but I marked him out for sudden destruction. This is the same thought as in...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. The foolish - the wicked. I have seen the sinner spread his roots...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The First Speech of Eliphaz (concluded) 1-5. Eliphaz warns Job that to show a resentful temper at God's dispensations is folly, and that fools nev...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Cursed ] i.e. rejected as an accursed thing. At first Eliphaz was inclined to envy the prosperity of the wicked; but in a moment he sees there is no...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I cursed. — The word means, “I was able to declare distinctly, and I did declare without hesitation, that his lot would be as follows.” All these g...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

VII. THE THINGS ELIPHAZ HAD SEEN Job 4:1-21 ; Job 5:1-27 ELIPHAZ SPEAKS THE ideas of sin and suffering against which the poem of Job was wri...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Benefits of Chastisement Job 5:1-27 In this chapter Eliphaz closes his first speech. He had already suggested that Job's sufferings were th...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proceeding, Eliphaz asked Job to whom he would appeal, to which of the holy ones, that is, as against the truth which he had declared, or in defense...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) В¶ Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn? (2) For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy sl...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I have seen the foolish taking root ,.... Such foolish wicked men as before described; those Eliphaz had observed to prosper in the world, and incre...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. Ver. 3. I have seen the foolish taking root ] q.d. I grant that wicke...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I have seen the foolish taking root I have observed the wicked man, whom I term foolish, as being destitute of true, that is, of heavenly, wisdom,...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

FURTHER OBSERVATIONS BY ELIPHAZ (vv.1-27) Eliphaz suggests to Job that he call out to creatures for help, even to holy ones - holy men or angels...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Address of Eliphaz. B. C. 1520. 1...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I have oft observed it in my experience. Having severely rebuked Job for his transports of passion and intemperate speeches against God, he now retur...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE FIRST SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ.—CONTINUED I. Application of the Vision ( Job 5:1 ). “Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 5:1 . To which of the saints wilt thou turn? Men in anguish look every way for help, but how can either angel or departed spirit of the just h...
The Biblical Illustrator

Call now, if there be any that will answer thee. Moral evil as viewed by an enlightened natural religionist How does Eliphaz appear to view sin...
The Biblical Illustrator

I have seen the foolish taking root. 1. Wicked men may flourish in great outward prosperity. 2. Wicked men may not only flourish and grow, but...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Job 5:1-18 Eliphaz, having narrated his vision, and rehearsed the words which the spirit spoke in his ear, continues in his own...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Answering A Possible Objection On Job's Part
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

I have seen the foolish taking root, like a luscious plant in rich soil, as though his prosperity would endure forever; but suddenly I cursed his ha...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Foolish — The wicked man. Root — Not only prosperous for the present, but, as it seemed, firm and secure for the future. Suddenly — In a moment, be...

³ I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

Related Commentaries of Job 5:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy 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 Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Job 5:3