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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Job 4:6

Is not this thy fear, thy confidence...? — The meaning seems to be, “Should not thy fear or piety be thy confidence, and the uprightness of thy ways thy hope? Should not the piety thou wast so ready to commend to others supply a sufficient ground of hope for thyself?” Or we may understand, “Is not thy reverence, thy confidence, thy hope, and thy integrity shown to be worthless if thou faintest as soon as adversity toucheth thee?” The drift of the speaker is virtually the same in either case.

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See also Job 4:6 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Job 4:6. IS _NOT_ THIS _THY FEAR_] I think _Coverdale_ hits the true meaning: _Where is now thy feare of God, thy stedfastnesse, thy_ _pacience, and the perfectnesse of thy life_? If these be ge...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    IS NOT THIS THY FEAR, THY CONFIDENCE? - There has been considerable variety in the interpretation of this verse. Dr. Good renders it, Is thy piety then nothing? thy hope Thy contidence? or the uprig...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER S 4-5 THE FIRST ADDRESS OF ELIPHAZ _ 1. He rebukes Job (Job 4:1)_ 2. The righteous are not cast off (Job 4:6) 3. An awe-inspiring vision (Job 4:12) 4. Experience and exhortation ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    Eliphaz is provoked to reply, in spite of his unwillingness, by the tone of Job's speech, which seems to him altogether irreverent. He wonders that Job, who had comforted so many others in trouble, sh...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    IS NOT... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6. The Authorized Version of 1611 reads "confidence; the uprightness of thy ways and thy hope? "First altered in the Cambridge edition of 1638. Name of edi...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    First, Eliphaz wonders that Job, who had comforted so many in trouble, and who was a righteous man, should fall into such despair under his afflictions, forgetting the great principle that the righteo...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Is not this thy fear?_ This verse should read, Is not thy fear of God thy confidence? And thy hope, is it not the perfection of thy ways? When Job comforted others he no doubt would refer to their...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    IS NOT THIS THY FEAR, THY CONFIDENCE, &C.— Eliphaz points out to Job, in these words, the proper refuge of the afflicted; that their trust or confidence should be in God. _Is not thy fear thy confiden...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    TEXT 4:1-11 4 THEN ANSWERED ELIPHAZ THE TEMANITE, AND SAID, 2 If one assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking? 3 Behold, thou hast instructed man...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _IS NOT THIS THY FEAR, THY CONFIDENCE, THY HOPE, AND THE UPRIGHTNESS OF THY WAYS?_ Is not this thy fear, thy confidence ... - Does thy fear, thy confidence, etc., come to nothing? Does it come only t...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    4:6 piety (a-4) Or 'thy fear [of God].'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    RV 'Is not thy fear (of God) thy confidence, _and_ thy hope the integrity of thy ways?' 'Surely Job may reckon on the uprightness of his past life as a pledge of speedy deliverance! He must not despai...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE FIRST SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ (JOB 4:5) Eliphaz is the principal and probably the oldest of the three friends: cp. Job 32:6. He is also the most considerate. But the complainings of Job in Job 3 had evi...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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 4 ELIPHAZ’S FIRST SPEECH V...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Job’s speech in Job chapter 3 was a very sad speech. And this speech upset Eliphaz. Eliphaz wanted Job to be happy. Christians are glad people, because we have good news (Philippians 4:4). But sometim...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    הֲ לֹ֣א יִ֭רְאָתְךָ כִּסְלָתֶ֑ךָ תִּ֝קְוָתְךָ֗ וְ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    VII. THE THINGS ELIPHAZ HAD SEEN Job 4:1; Job 5:1 ELIPHAZ SPEAKS THE ideas of sin and suffering against which the poem of Job was written come now dramatically into view. The belief of the three fr...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    “SHALL MORTAL MAN BE MORE JUST THAN GOD?” Job 4:1 The first cycle of speeches is opened by Eliphaz. It must be remembered that he and the two others believed that special suffering resulted from and...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Now begins the great controversy between Job and his friends, which occupies the major portion of the Book. This controversy moves in three cycles. The first, commencing here, runs through chapter fou...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    [Is] not [this] thy (c) fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways? (c) He concludes that Job was a hypocrite and had no true fear or trust in God....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Where? Septuagint, "Rather is not thy fear foolishness as well as thy hope, and the innocence of thy path?" (Haydock) --- Is not all hypocrisy? (Menochius) (Calmet) --- Many of the assertions of Job'...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (5) But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled. (6) Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways? It is remarkable that...

  • John Brown Commentaries Selected Books of the Bible

    Eliphaz Relying on Experience I. INTRODUCTION A. Last week, in Chapter 3, Job was at the height of his deep, dark, depression! 1. In fact, he stated over and over again that he wished that he had n...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 THROUGH 31. As to the friends of Job, they do not call for any extended remarks. They urge the doctrine that God's earthly government is a full measure and...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    [IS] NOT [THIS] THY FEAR,.... The fear of God, that which is of him, comes from him, is a grace of his implanted in the hearts of his people at conversion, and is increased and encouraged, and drawn f...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Job 4:6 [Is] not [this] thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways? Ver. 6. _ls not this thy fear, thy confidence, &c._] Or thy folly: _q.d._ Is not thy religion a mere foole...

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

    _Is not this thy fear?_ &c. We now plainly see what was the nature of thy fear of God, thy confidence in him, the uprightness of thy ways, and thy hope in God's mercy. Thy present conduct discovers th...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, THY HOPE, AND THE UPRIGHTNESS OF THY WAYS? or, "Is not thy piety, thy confidence, and thy hope the righteousness of thy ways?" Eliphaz implied that Job surely did...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Job having thus given way to his impatience, his friends thought it their duty to correct him. But instead of showing him in what respect his position was wrong, they proceed according to the assumpti...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    ELIPHAZ: COMMENDATION TWISTED INTO REBUKE (vv.1-6) The three friends of Job could only think of God's justice in reference to Job's sufferings, and had no idea of God's love. Eliphaz no doubt though...

  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

    "IS NOT YOUR FEAR OF GOD YOUR CONFIDENCE, AND THE INTEGRITY OF YOUR WAYS YOUR HOPE?": "Literally, your 'fear' of God should sustain you. He should have confidence in his past faithfulness to God. Afte...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-6 Satan undertook to prove Job a hypocrite by afflicting him; and his friends concluded him to be one because he was so afflicted, and showed impatience. This we must keep in mind if we would under...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    So the sense is, We now plainly see what was the nature and complexion of thy fear of God, thy confidence in him, the uprightness of thy ways, and thy hope in God's mercy, which thou didst make show a...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Job 4:6 reverence H3374 confidence H3690 integrity H8537 ways H1870 hope H8615 thy fear - Job 1:1,...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Eliphaz's theory in regard to Job's suffering. CHARACTERS: God, Eliphaz, Job. CONCLUSION: Those who pass rash and uncharitable censures upon their brethren, do Satan's work. We should be c...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Job 4:1. _Eliphaz answered,_ being the eldest, or the more eloquent. Job 4:3. _Thou hast instructed many._ The holy patriarchs were all preachers of righteousness on the sabbath days, &c, He admits t...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope?_ THE CONFIDENCE OF A GODLY FEAR These words are understood by divers of the Hebrew writers for a direct and simple assertion, and they give it thus, “...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said._ THE FIRST COLLOQUY At this point we pass into the poem proper. It opens with three colloquies between Job and his friends. In form these colloquies clos...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    JOB 4:1 The Friends and Job: Can Job Be Right before God? The main section of the book contains the dialogue between Job and the three friends. It opens with Job’s initial lament (Job 3:1) and then al...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _COMMENCEMENT OF THE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN JOB AND HIS THREE FRIENDS_ First Course of the Speeches. First Dialogue,—Eliphaz and Job FIRST SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ _Eliphaz censures Job for his impatience, an...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION Job having ended his complaint, Eliphaz the Temanite, the first-named of his three friends (Job 2:11), and perhaps the eldest of them, takes the word, and endeavours to answer him. After a...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    So Job has made his complaint, and so Eliphaz, his friend who came to comfort him, he said, If we attempt to talk to you, will you be grieved? [But really after what you've said] who can keep silent?...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Peter 1:13; 1 Peter 1:17; 2 Kings 20:3; Job 1:1; Job 1:10;...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE PHILOSOPHY OF ELIPHAZ Job 4:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are now approaching a part of the Book of Job that is most interesting. Job's three friends have at last broken their silence, and Eliphaz th...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Thy fear — We now plainly see what was the nature of thy fear of God, thy confidence in him, the uprightness of thy ways, and thy hope in God's mercy. Thy present carriage discovers that it was but me...

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