Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Job 35:15
Because — Because Job doth not acknowledge God's justice and his own sins. He — God. Anger — Hath laid grievous afflictions upon him. He — Job is not sensible of it, so as to be humbled under God's hand.
Because — Because Job doth not acknowledge God's justice and his own sins. He — God. Anger — Hath laid grievous afflictions upon him. He — Job is not sensible of it, so as to be humbled under God's hand.
Verse Job 35:15. _BUT - BECAUSE_ IT IS _NOT_ SO] Rather, "But now, because he visiteth not in his anger." This is more literal than the versions generally proposed; and the sense of the place appears...
BUT NOW, BECAUSE IT IS NOT SO - This verse, as it stands in our authorized translation, conveys no intelligible idea. It is evident that the translators meant to give a literal version of the Hebrew,...
CHAPTER 35 _ 1. Remember the greatness of God (Job 35:1)_ 2. Why God is silent and does not answer (Job 35:9) Job 35:1. Job having kept silence Elihu continues and asks him if this is sound judgment...
Men cry out by reason of oppression, but do not inquire after God, who gives songs in the night and makes us wiser than the animals. They cry because of the pride of evil men, but God does not answer,...
HE. Supply Ellipsis: "[thou sayest] He"....
This verse is very obscure, and the A. V. competes worthily with the original in darkness. The word translated _extremity_does not occur again, and, if it be a word at all and not a mere error of copy...
The interpretation and connexion of these verses is difficult. Job 35:14 might carry on the idea of Job 35:13, 13. Surely God will not hear vanity, Neither will the Almighty regard it; 14. Much les...
Having laid down his principle Elihu now proceeds to clear away some anomalies which seem to support Job's contention. There are instances where godliness does not seem to advantage men, where oppress...
BUT NOW, BECAUSE IT IS NOT SO, &C.— _But now, because he visiteth not in his anger, and because Job is deprived of knowledge by immoderate self-conceit;_ Job 35:16. _Therefore openeth he his mouth ras...
4. Job has approached God in the wrong spirit. (Job 35:14-16) TEXT 35:14-16 14 HOW MUCH LESS WHEN THOU SAYEST THOU BEHOLDEST HIM NOT, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him! 15 But now,...
_BUT NOW, BECAUSE IT IS NOT SO, HE HATH VISITED IN HIS ANGER; YET HE KNOWETH IT NOT IN GREAT EXTREMITY:_ As it is, because Job waited not trustingly and patiently (Job 35:14; Numbers 20:12; Zephaniah...
35:15 know (c-14) Others read 'because it is not so, his anger punishes, and [Job] doth not know....
RV 'But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, neither doth he greatly regard arrogance'; i.e. because God does not seem to punish sin at once....
THE SPEECHES OF ELIHU (CONTINUED) 1-8. Elihu (Job 34:9) had charged Job with saying that there was no advantage in being righteous. He now deals with this assertion....
JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD Job _KEITH SIMONS_ Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 35 ELIHU CONTINUES TO DISCU...
Job too had been complaining about God. Job was not thanking God for his good gifts. Instead, Job was constantly arguing that he himself was innocent. He was constantly insisting that God should help...
BUT NOW, BECAUSE IT IS NOT SO, is very obscure. The Authorised Version refers the first clause to God and the second to Job. Perhaps we may render, _But now, what His anger has visited upon thee is as...
וְ עַתָּ֗ה כִּי ־אַ֭יִן פָּקַ֣ד אַפֹּ֑ו וְ
XXVI. THE DIVINE PREROGATIVE Job 35:1; Job 36:1; Job 37:1 AFTER a long digression Elihu returns to consider the statement ascribed to Job, "It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself...
SONGS IN THE NIGHT Job 35:1 God is so exalted above man in His nature that He is altogether independent of him. When men sin against Him, they hurt not Him but themselves. There is no motive, therefo...
Turning to the second quotation, Elihu suggested that when Job questioned the advantage of serving God, he set up his righteousness as being "more than God's." He then laid bare the very foundations o...
_For. Protestants, "But now because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he (marginal note, Job) knoweth it not, in great extremity." (Haydock) --- In this world, God punishes not with rigo...
(9) В¶ By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty. (10) But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the ni...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 32 THROUGH 37. But these spiritual affections of Job did not prevent his turning this consciousness of integrity into a robe of self-righteousness which hid G...
BUT NOW, BECAUSE [IT IS] NOT [SO],.... Because there was not such trust, hope, patience, and quiet expectation in Job that God would appear for him, and do him, justice openly and publicly; for though...
But now, because [it is] not [so], he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth [it] not in great extremity: _Ver 15. But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger_] Because thou hast n...
_But now, because it is not so_ That is, because Job doth not acknowledge God's justice and his own sins, and wait upon God in a proper way for mercy; _he hath visited in his anger_ God hath laid grie...
But now, because it is not so, He hath visited in His anger, because the wrath of God had not yet interposed to punish, YET HE KNOWETH IT NOT IN GREAT EXTREMITY, rather, should He not nevertheless be...
The Reasons For God's Delay in Helping Suffering...
Elihu had spoken of God's testing Job (ch.34:36), and in this chapter provides what is true of God's test of mankind. It is clearly connected with chapter 34, but is distinct also, for chapter 34 deal...
HE: That is God HE: That is Job...
Job had claimed that God is indifferent to injustice or sin, and in doing so Job had spoken without knowledge. In the chapter 38, God will argue that Job has spoken without knowledge....
14-26 As in prosperity we are ready to think our mountain will never be brought low; so when in adversity, we are ready to think our valley will never be filled up. But to conclude that to-morrow mus...
BECAUSE IT IS NOT SO, i.e. because Job doth not acknowledge God's justice and his own sins, and wait upon God in his way for mercy, according to the last advice given to him, JOB 35:14. HE, to wit, Go...
Job 35:15 punished H6485 (H8804) anger H639 notice H3045 (H8804) folly H3966 H6580 because -...
CONTENTS: Elihu's discourse continued. Job's rash talk reproved. CHARACTERS: God, Elihu, Job. CONCLUSION: It is vain to appeal to God to remove affliction, or to try to acquit ourselves, if we have...
Job 35:2. _My righteousness is more than God's._ The LXX react as the Hebrew, “Thou saidest, I am righteous before God.” Elihu makes too strong an inference from Job's words, when he said, Job 33:9, “...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 35:1 Elihu thinks Job believes that his righteousness entitles him to God’s blessing, but Elihu believes that neither faithfulness nor wickedness influences God (vv. Job 35:1). Job had...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 35:14 Elihu argues that, if God does not regard the cries of the proud oppressed (vv. Job 35:9), how can Job expect an answer (v....
_ELIHU’S THIRD SPEECH_ After a second pause, and no reply, Elihu again resumes. Renews his reproof of Job, and attempts to answer some of his cavils. Job 35:1.—“Elihu spake moreover,” &c. I. REPROVES...
EXPOSITION JOB 35:1 In this short chapter, once more Elihu addresses himself to Job, first (verses 1-8) answering his complaint that a life of righteousness has brought him no correspondent blessings...
Elihu continues to speak, he said, Do you think this to be right, that you said, My righteousness is more than God's? (Job 35:1-2) Now Job didn't actually say that, but he is taking Job's words and s...
Hebrews 12:11; Hebrews 12:12; Hosea 11:8; Hosea 11:9; Job 13:15;...
HIGH ALTITUDES IN ELIHU'S ANSWER TO JOB Job 32:1, Job 33:1; Job 34:1; Job 35:1; Job 3