Job 15
Overview
15:1 Eliphaz reproves Job for impiety in justifying himself; v.17, He proves by tradition the unquietness of wicked men. Verse 1EliphazJob 2:11, 4:1, 22:1, 42:7, 42:9

Verse 2a wise manJob 11:2, 11:3, 13:2; James 3:13 vain knowledgeHeb. knowledge of wind, Job 6:26, 8:2 fillHosea 12:1ReciprocalJob 12:2 - ye are the people; 16:3 - vain words; 24:25 - who will make; 33:3 - my lips; 34:35 - General; Isaiah 44:20 - feedeth Verse 3he reasonJob 13:4, 13:5, 16:2, 16:3, 26:1-3; Malachi 3:13-15; Matthew 12:36, 12:37; Colossians 4:6; 1 Timothy 6:4, 6:5ReciprocalJob 11:3 - thy lies; Titus 3:9 - unprofitable Verse 4castest offHeb. makest void, Job 4:5, 4:6, 6:14; Psalm 36:1-3, 119:126; Zephaniah 1:6; Romans 3:31; Galatians 2:21 restrainestJob 5:8, 27:10; 1 Chronicles 10:13, 10:14; Hosea 7:14; Amos 6:10; Luke 18:1 prayeror, speech.ReciprocalJob 19:3 - ye reproached; 33:32 - General; 36:13 - they; Jeremiah 36:24 - they; Colossians 4:2 - Continue Verse 5utterethHeb. teacheth, Job 9:22-24, 12:6; Mark 7:21, 7:22; Luke 6:45; James 1:26 thou choosestPsalm 50:19, 50:20, 52:2-4, 64:3, 120:2, 120:3; Jeremiah 9:3-5, 9:8; James 3:5-8ReciprocalGenesis 27:24 - I am; Job 9:20 - mine; 22:5 - not thy; 22:20 - our substance; 33:32 - General; 34:8 - General; Jeremiah 9:5 - taught; Matthew 23:31 - witnesses; 25:26 - Thou; Luke 19:22 - Out Verse 6own mouthJob 9:20; Psalm 64:8; Matthew 12:37, 26:65; Luke 19:22 thine ownJob 33:8-12, 34:5-9, 35:2, 35:3, 40:8, 42:3ReciprocalJoshua 24:22 - Ye are witnesses; 2 Samuel 1:16 - mouth; 1 Kings 20:40 - So shall thy judgment be; Job 9:31 - shalt; 22:5 - not thy; 22:20 - our substance; Matthew 21:31 - The first; 23:31 - witnesses; 25:26 - Thou; Luke 11:19 - shall; 11:48 - ye bear Verse 7the firstJob 15:10, 12:12; Genesis 4:1 or wast thouJob 38:4-41; Psalm 90:2; Proverbs 8:22-25ReciprocalJob 32:6 - durst not; 38:12 - since; 38:21 - General; Proverbs 8:25 - General Verse 8the secretJob 11:6; Deuteronomy 29:29; Psalm 25:14; Proverbs 3:32; Jeremiah 23:18; Amos 3:7; Matthew 11:25; 13:11, 13:35; John 15:15; Romans 11:34, 16:25, 16:26; 1 Corinthians 2:9-11, 2:16 thou restrainJob 12:2, 13:5, 13:6Reciprocal5:1 - and to which; 13:2 - General; 15:11 - is there; 26:3 - counselled; 29:4 - the secret; 32:13 - We; Proverbs 8:25 - General; Ezekiel 28:3 - no secret Verse 9knowestJob 13:2, 26:3, 26:4; 2 Corinthians 10:7, 11:5, 11:21-30ReciprocalJob 5:27 - we have searched; 17:10 - for I; Psalm 119:100 - understand Verse 10the grayheadedJob 8:8-10, 12:20, 32:6, 32:7; Deuteronomy 32:7; Proverbs 16:31ReciprocalJob 5:27 - we have searched; 12:12 - General; 15:7 - the first; 15:18 - from their; 20:4 - thou not; Psalm 119:100 - understand; Ecclesiastes 12:5 - the almond; Joel 1:2 - ye old Verse 11the consolationsJob 5:8-26, 11:13-19; 2 Corinthians 1:3-5, 7:6 is thereJob 15:8, 13:2; 1 Kings 22:24ReciprocalJob 11:6 - show thee; 19:3 - ye reproached; 21:2 - let this be Verse 12thine heartEcclesiastes 11:9; Mark 7:21, 7:22; Acts 5:3, 5:4, 8:22; James 1:14, 1:15 thy eyesJob 17:2; Psalm 35:19; Proverbs 6:13ReciprocalJob 19:3 - ye reproached; Proverbs 10:10 - that; Galatians 2:13 - carried Verse 13turnestJob 15:25-27, 9:4; Romans 8:7, 8:8 and lettestJob 10:3, 12:6; Psalm 34:13; Malachi 3:13; James 1:26, 3:2-6

Verse 14is manJob 9:2, 14:4, 25:4-6; 1 Kings 8:46; 2 Chronicles 6:36; Psalm 14:3, 51:5; Proverbs 20:9; Ecclesiastes 7:20, 7:29; John 3:6; Romans 7:18; Galatians 3:22; Ephesians 2:2, 2:3; 1 John 1:8-10ReciprocalGenesis 5:3 - in his; 8:21 - the imagination; Leviticus 12:2 - If a woman; Job 4:17 - shall a man; 11:12 - man be; 14:1 - born; Psalm 58:3 - estranged; 130:3 - shouldest mark; 143:2 - in thy sight; 144:3 - what is man; Proverbs 21:8 - way; Isaiah 64:6 - are all; Jeremiah 17:9 - General; Matthew 1:18 - of the; 11:11 - born; Mark 7:21 - out; Luke 11:13 - being; 18:19 - General; John 3:7 - Ye; 9:34 - wast; Acts 4:27 - thy; Romans 3:10 - none; 1 Corinthians 4:4 - yet; Philippians 3:9 - not; Titus 3:5 - by works; Habakkuk 2:6 - What Verse 15he puttethJob 4:18, 25:5; Isaiah 6:2-5ReciprocalJob 5:1 - and to which; 26:11 - are astonished; Psalm 113:6 - humbleth; Habakkuk 1:13 - of; Romans 3:20 - in his sight; Colossians 1:22 - in his Verse 16How muchRather, "How much less aph kee, abominable and filthy man," who, under the influence of sinful propensities, commits sin as greedily as a thirsty man or camel drinks down water.abominableJob 4:19, 42:6; Psalm 14:1-3, 53:3; Romans 1:28-30, 3:9-19; Titus 3:3 drinkethJob 20:12, 34:7; Proverbs 19:28ReciprocalGenesis 6:5 - every imagination; Job 4:18 - he put; Psalm 14:3 - filthy; 17:4 - works; 36:4 - abhorreth; 53:1 - Corrupt; Proverbs 14:9 - Fools; Ecclesiastes 3:18 - concerning; 9:3 - also; Matthew 7:11 - being; Luke 1:35 - that; Romans 3:10 - none; Ephesians 4:19 - with; Titus 1:16 - being; Habakkuk 3:1 - How Verse 17hear meJob 5:27, 13:5, 13:6, 33:1, 34:2, 36:2Reciprocal13:1 - ear; Psalm 44:1 - in the times; Proverbs 24:30 - went Verse 18from theirJob 15:10, 8:8; Psalm 71:18, 78:3-6; Isaiah 38:19ReciprocalJob 13:1 - ear Verse 19Unto whomGenesis 10:25, 10:32; Deuteronomy 32:8; Joel 3:17

Verse 20travailethRomans 8:22; Ecclesiastes 9:3 the numberPsalm 90:3, 90:4, 90:12; Luke 12:19-21; James 5:1-6ReciprocalGenesis 4:14 - driven; Leviticus 26:16 - terror; 1 Samuel 28:20 - sore afraid; Esther 5:13 - Yet all this; Job 16:17 - Not for; 21:27 - I know; 27:13 - the heritage; Psalm 7:14 - General; Isaiah 48:22 - General; 57:20 - like; Daniel 5:6 - the king's Verse 21dreadful soundHeb. sound of fears, Job 18:11; Genesis 3:9, 3:10; Leviticus 26:36; 2 Kings 7:6; Proverbs 1:26, 1:27 in prosperityJob 1:13-19, 20:5-7, 20:22-24; Leviticus 26:36; 1 Samuel 25:36-38; Psalm 73:18-20, 92:7; Acts 12:21-23; 1 Thessalonians 5:3 the destroyer1 Corinthians 10:10; Revelation 9:11ReciprocalGenesis 43:18 - the men; 50:15 - Joseph; Leviticus 26:16 - terror; Judges 7:21 - all the host; 1 Samuel 25:37 - his heart; 28:5 - he was afraid; 1 Kings 1:41 - Wherefore; 2 Kings 19:7 - hear a rumour; 2 Chronicles 14:14 - the fear; Esther 7:6 - was afraid; Job 20:25 - terrors; 21:9 - safe from fear; 27:20 - Terrors; 33:22 - his life; Psalm 53:5 - There; 73:19 - they are; Proverbs 10:24 - fear; Isaiah 33:14 - sinners; 37:7 - I will; Jeremiah 49:5 - I will; 1 John 4:18 - fear hath Verse 22He believeth notJob 6:11, 9:16; 2 Kings 6:33; Isaiah 8:21, 8:22; Matthew 27:5 and he isJob 20:24, 20:25ReciprocalGenesis 4:13 - General; 50:15 - Joseph; Leviticus 26:36 - I will send; Judges 7:21 - all the host; 1 Samuel 25:37 - his heart; 1 Kings 1:41 - Wherefore; 1:52 - wickedness; Esther 7:6 - was afraid; Job 15:30 - depart; 23:17 - the darkness from; Psalm 107:14 - brought; Isaiah 33:14 - sinners Verse 23wanderethJob 30:3, 30:4; Genesis 4:12; Psalm 59:15, 109:10; Lamentations 5:6, 5:9; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1 the dayJob 18:5, 18:6, 18:12, 18:18; Ecclesiastes 11:8; Joel 2:2; Amos 5:20; Zephaniah 1:15; Habakkuk 3:1ReciprocalJob 9:4 - who hath hardened; Psalm 37:25 - nor his seed Verse 24anguishJob 6:2-4; Psalm 119:143; Proverbs 1:27; Isaiah 13:3; Matthew 26:37, 26:38; Romans 2:9 as a kingProverbs 6:11, 24:34ReciprocalEsther 6:13 - If Mordecai; Job 18:12 - hungerbitten; Isaiah 45:9 - unto him; Jeremiah 36:29 - Thou hast Verse 25he stretchethLeviticus 26:23; Psalm 73:9, 73:11; Isaiah 27:4; Daniel 5:23; Malachi 3:13; Acts 9:5, 12:1, 12:23 strengthenethJob 9:4, 40:9-11; Exodus 5:2, 5:3, 9:17; 1 Samuel 4:7-9, 6:6; Psalm 52:7; Isaiah 8:9, 8:10; 10:12-14, 41:4-7ReciprocalJoshua 8:18 - Stretch; Judges 20:14 - General; 1 Samuel 24:20 - I know well; 2 Kings 1:13 - he sent again; 18:35 - that the Lord; 2 Chronicles 13:12 - fight ye; 32:16 - yet; 32:19 - spake; Job 15:13 - turnest; 33:13 - strive; Isaiah 28:15 - We have; 36:20 - that the Lord; 37:29 - rage; Jeremiah 44:16 - we; Ezekiel 7:13 - neither; Daniel 5:20 - when; John 12:10 - General; Acts 5:39 - to fight Verse 26runneth2 Chronicles 28:22, 32:13-17 even onJob 16:12; Genesis 49:8; Psalm 18:40ReciprocalExodus 9:17 - General; Judges 20:14 - General; 2 Kings 1:13 - he sent again; 18:35 - that the Lord; 2 Chronicles 13:12 - fight ye; 32:16 - yet; 32:19 - spake; Job 33:13 - strive; Isaiah 36:20 - that the Lord; 37:29 - rage; John 12:10 - General Verse 27he coverethJob 17:10; Deuteronomy 32:15; Psalm 17:10, 73:7, 78:31; Isaiah 6:10; Jeremiah 5:28ReciprocalJudges 3:17 - a very fat; 3:29 - lusty; Job 21:24 - His breasts Verse 28desolateJob 3:14, 18:15; Isaiah 5:8-10; Micah 7:18 which are readyJeremiah 9:11, 26:18, 51:37; Micah 3:12ReciprocalProverbs 13:11 - Wealth; Jeremiah 5:28 - waxen Verse 29neither shallJob 20:22-28, 22:15-20, 27:16, 27:17; Psalm 49:16, 49:17; Luke 12:19-21, 16:2, 16:19-22; James 1:11, 5:1-3ReciprocalJob 20:5 - the triumphing; Proverbs 12:3 - shall not be established; 13:11 - Wealth Verse 30departJob 15:22, 10:21, 10:22, 18:5, 18:6, 18:18; Matthew 8:12, 22:13; 2 Peter 2:17; Jude 1:13 the flameJob 20:26; Isaiah 30:33; Ezekiel 15:4-7, 20:47, 20:48; Matthew 25:41; Mark 9:43-49; 2 Thessalonians 1:8, 1:9 by the breathJob 4:9; Isaiah 11:4; Revelation 19:15ReciprocalJob 18:16 - shall his branch; 31:8 - let my; Psalm 107:14 - brought; Isaiah 40:24 - they shall not be planted; Jeremiah 17:6 - like; John 15:6 - he Verse 31not himJob 12:16; Isaiah 44:20; Galatians 6:3, 6:7; Ephesians 5:6 trustPsalm 62:10; Isaiah 59:4; Jonah 2:8 for vanityJob 4:8; Proverbs 22:8; Isaiah 17:10, 17:11; Hosea 8:7; Galatians 6:8ReciprocalJob 22:5 - not thy; 34:33 - he will Verse 32accomplishedor, cut off, Job 22:16; Psalm 55:23; Ecclesiastes 7:17 and his branchJob 8:16-19, 14:7-9, 18:16, 18:17; Psalm 52:5-8; Isaiah 27:11; Ezekiel 17:8-10; Hosea 9:16, 14:5-7; John 15:6ReciprocalJob 36:14 - They die; Proverbs 10:27 - the years Verse 33shake offIsaiah 33:9; Revelation 6:13 andDeuteronomy 28:39, 28:40ReciprocalProverbs 10:27 - the years; Ecclesiastes 7:17 - why Verse 34the congregationJob 8:13, 20:1, 27:8, 36:13; Isaiah 33:14, 33:15; Matthew 24:51 the tabernaclesJob 11:14, 12:6, 22:5-9, 29:12-17; 1 Samuel 8:3, 12:3; Micah 7:2; Amos 5:11, 5:12ReciprocalJob 16:17 - Not for; 32:3 - and yet; Proverbs 14:11 - house; Isaiah 9:17 - for every; Acts 24:26 - hoped Verse 35conceivePsalm 7:14; Isaiah 59:4, 59:5; Hosea 10:13; Galatians 6:7, 6:8; James 1:15 vanityor, iniquityReciprocal1 Kings 20:7 - seeketh mischief; Psalm 10:7 - mischief; Proverbs 24:2 - General; Isaiah 33:11 - conceive; Acts 5:4 - why Verse 2heardJob 6:6, 6:25, 11:2, 11:3, 13:5, 19:2, 19:3, 26:2, 26:3; James 1:19 miserableor, troublesome, Job 13:4; Psalm 69:26; Philippians 1:16ReciprocalEsther 6:13 - but shalt surely; Job 2:11 - to comfort; 15:3 - he reason; 18:2 - How long; 21:2 - let this be; 21:34 - comfort; Psalm 69:20 - comforters; 108:12 - for vain; Matthew 27:4 - see Verse 3vain wordsHeb. words of wind, Job 6:26, 8:2, 15:2 what emboldeneth20:3, 32:3-6; Matthew 22:46; Titus 1:11, 2:8ReciprocalExodus 5:9 - vain words; Job 6:25 - what doth; 11:2 - the multitude; 13:5 - General; 15:3 - he reason; 18:2 - How long; 27:12 - altogether; Romans 9:20 - repliest Verse 4if your soulJob 6:2-5, 6:14; Matthew 7:12; Romans 12:15; 1 Corinthians 12:26 up wordsJob 11:2, 35:16; Proverbs 10:19; Ecclesiastes 10:14 shake mine2 Kings 19:21; Psalm 22:7, 44:14, 109:25; Jeremiah 18:16; Lamentations 2:15; Matthew 27:39, 27:40ReciprocalJob 6:25 - what doth; 12:5 - of him; 16:20 - scorn me; 26:2 - helped; Psalm 123:4 - with the scorning; Ecclesiastes 4:1 - they had; Isaiah 37:22 - shaken; Philippians 1:16 - supposing Verse 5But I wouldJob 4:3, 4:4, 6:14, 29:25; Psalm 27:14; Proverbs 27:9, 27:17; Isaiah 35:3, 35:4; Galatians 6:1Reciprocal1 Samuel 23:16 - strengthened; Job 6:25 - forcible; 26:2 - helped; 36:17 - fulfilled; 42:11 - they bemoaned; Ecclesiastes 10:12 - words; Daniel 10:18 - he; Revelation 3:2 - strengthen Verse 6my griefJob 10:1; Psalm 77:1-9, 88:15-18 what am I easedHeb. what goeth from meReciprocalJob 7:11 - I will not Verse 7he hathJob 3:17, 7:3, 7:16, 10:1; Psalm 6:6, 6:7; Proverbs 3:11, 3:12; Isaiah 50:4; Micah 6:13 hast madeJob 1:15-19, 29:5-25Reciprocal37:23 - he will; Lamentations 3:11 - he hath made Verse 8And thou hastetc. Some render, "thou has fettered me," as kamat signifies in Arabic; but as it signifies in Syriac to be wrinkled, the common version seems, from the connexion, to be more correct; and if Job's disease were the elephantiasis, these words would apply most forcibly to the wrinkled state of the skin in that disorder.is a witnessJob 10:17; Ruth 1:21; Ephesians 5:27 my leannessPsalm 106:15; Isaiah 10:16, 24:16ReciprocalLamentations 3:4 - My flesh; James 5:3 - a witness Verse 9teareth meJob 10:16, 10:17, 18:4; Psalm 50:22; Lamentations 3:10; Hosea 5:14 he gnashethPsalm 35:16, 37:12; Lamentations 2:16 mineJob 13:24, 13:27, 19:11; Micah 7:8ReciprocalJob 30:21 - become cruel; 33:10 - he counteth; Psalm 18:17 - them; 35:15 - they; Isaiah 57:4 - draw; Jeremiah 30:14 - I; Lamentations 3:4 - My flesh; Mark 9:18 - gnasheth; Luke 22:63 - mocked; Acts 7:54 - they gnashed Verse 10gapedPsalm 22:13, 22:16, 22:17, 35:21; Luke 23:35, 23:36 they have smitten1 Kings 22:24; 2 Chronicles 18:23; Isaiah 50:6; Lamentations 3:30; Micah 5:1; Matthew 26:67; John 18:22; Acts 23:2; 2 Corinthians 11:20 gatheredPsalm 35:15, 94:21; Acts 4:27ReciprocalJob 12:4 - one mocked; 21:3 - mock on; Psalm 3:7 - thou; 22:7 - shoot out; Isaiah 57:4 - draw; Lamentations 2:16 - thine; Matthew 5:39 - whosoever; Luke 22:63 - mocked Verse 11delivered meHeb. shut me up, 1 Samuel 24:18 *marg. Psalm 31:8; Romans 11:32 *marg.to the ungodlyJob 1:13-19, 2:7; Psalm 7:14; John 19:16; 2 Corinthians 12:7 turnedPsalm 27:12ReciprocalDeuteronomy 32:30 - shut them; Job 10:17 - war; 12:14 - he shutteth; 19:6 - God; 19:12 - His; 20:22 - every hand; 40:2 - he that reproveth; Jeremiah 45:3 - added Verse 12at easeJob 1:2, 1:3, 3:26, 29:3, 29:18, 29:19 broken me4:10; Psalm 44:19; Lamentations 3:4; Matthew 21:44 by my neckJob 15:26; Romans 16:4 shakenLamentations 3:11; Ezekiel 29:7 set me upJob 7:12, 7:20; Lamentations 3:12ReciprocalJob 6:4 - the arrows; Psalm 21:12 - make; 88:17 - They; Isaiah 30:32 - shaking; 38:13 - as a lion; Lamentations 2:4 - bent Verse 13archersJob 6:4; Genesis 49:23; Psalm 7:12, 7:13 he cleavethJob 19:27; Lamentations 3:13 dothJob 6:10; Deuteronomy 29:20; Ezekiel 5:11; Romans 8:32; 2 Peter 2:5 pourethJob 20:25; Lamentations 2:11ReciprocalJob 19:22 - persecute; 34:6 - wound; Psalm 21:12 - make; 73:21 - in my; 88:17 - They; Lamentations 3:11 - pulled; 3:12 - bent Verse 14breakethLamentations 3:3-5 runnethJudges 15:8; Psalm 42:7ReciprocalJob 1:18 - there came; 9:17 - For he; 19:22 - persecute; Jeremiah 17:18 - destroy them with double destruction Verse 15sewed1 Kings 21:27; Isaiah 22:12 defiled my hornJob 30:19; 1 Samuel 2:10; Psalm 7:5, 75:5, 75:10ReciprocalIsaiah 3:24 - a girding; Lamentations 2:3 - the horn; Revelation 11:3 - clothed Verse 16facePsalm 6:6, 6:7, 31:9, 32:3, 69:3, 102:3-5, 102:9; Isaiah 52:14; Lamentations 1:16 on my eyelidsJob 17:7; Psalm 116:3; Jonah 2:1-10; Mark 14:34ReciprocalJob 3:5 - the shadow Verse 17Not forJob 11:14, 15:20, 15:34, 21:27, 21:28, 22:5-9, 27:6, 27:7, 29:12-17, 31:1-40; Psalm 7:3-5, 44:17-21 my prayerJob 8:5, 8:6; Psalm 66:18, 66:19; Proverbs 15:8; 1 Timothy 2:8ReciprocalJob 4:6 - the uprightness; 9:17 - without cause; 13:15 - but I will; 19:7 - I cry; 33:9 - clean; 34:5 - I; 35:2 - My; James 4:8 - Cleanse Verse 18O earthJeremiah 22:29 cover notGenesis 4:11; Nehemiah 4:5; Isaiah 26:21; Ezekiel 24:7 let my cryJob 27:9; Psalm 66:18, 66:19; Isaiah 1:15, 58:9, 58:10; James 4:3, 4:4ReciprocalGenesis 4:10 - crieth; 37:26 - conceal; Leviticus 17:13 - pour out; Job 20:27 - earth Verse 19my witness1 Samuel 12:5; Romans 1:9, 9:1; 2 Corinthians 1:23, 11:31; 1 Thessalonians 2:10 on highHeb. in the high places, Job 25:2; Psalm 113:5ReciprocalActs 20:26 - I take Verse 20scorn meHeb. are my scorners, Job 16:4, 12:4, 12:5, 17:2 pourethPsalm 109:4, 142:2; Hosea 12:4, 12:5; Luke 6:11, 6:12; Habakkuk 3:1Reciprocal1 Samuel 7:6 - drew water; Job 2:11 - friends; 21:3 - mock on; Psalm 6:6 - I water; 39:12 - hold; 56:8 - put; 88:9 - Mine; 119:22 - Remove Verse 21pleadJob 9:34, 9:35, 13:3, 13:22, 23:3-7, 31:35, 40:1-5; Ecclesiastes 6:10; Isaiah 45:9; Romans 9:20 neighbouror, friendReciprocalExodus 33:11 - his friend; Job 13:15 - but I will; 13:18 - I have ordered; 19:7 - no judgment; 22:4 - will he enter; 34:23 - that he; 40:4 - what; Psalm 32:4 - hand; Isaiah 43:26 - Put; James 2:23 - the Friend Verse 22a few yearsHeb. years of number, Job 14:5, 14:14 whence7:9, 7:10, 14:10; Ecclesiastes 12:5Reciprocal1 Kings 2:2 - I go; Job 4:20 - they perish; 7:6 - swifter