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Matthew Henry Commentary on the Bible

Job 35 - Introduction

* Elihu speaks of man's conduct. (1-8) Why those who cry out under afflictions are not regarded. (9-13) Elihu reproves Job's impatience. (14-26)

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See also Job 35 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    JOB 32-37. SPEECH OF ELIHU. Reasons have already been given in the Introduction for regarding this as a later addition to the poem. The point of view of Elihu is very much that of Eliphaz, viz. that s...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Elihu's Third Reply to Job. Job's complaint that a man is in no way profited by his righteousness more than if he had sinned is made without knowledge. Neither righteousness nor sin affects God; their...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    TODAY'S ENGLISH VERSION 1-2 It is not right, Job, for you to say that you are innocent in God's sight, 3 or to ask God, How does my sin affect you? It has done me no good not to sin. 4 I am going...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 Uz (a-9) See Lamentations 4:21 . perfect (b-18) Complete, lacking nothing; cf. 2 Samuel 22:24 ....

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO JOB 35 Is this chapter Elihu goes on to charge Job with other unbecoming speeches, which he undertakes to refute; as that he had represented his cause more just than God's, and religi...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _A.M. 2484. B.C. 1520._ Our righteousness profits ourselves, not God, Job 35:1. Our wickedness hurts not him, but other men, whom God would help, if they cried to him sincerely, Job 35:8. Why he dela...

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