Bible Commentaries

Verse 2

Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?

Thinkest

Matthew 12:36,37; Luke 19:22

My

9:17; 10:7; 16:17; 19:6,7; 27:2-6; 34:5; 40:8

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 15:20 - Yea; Job 4:17 - Shall mortal; Job 11:4 - I am clean; Job 15:6 - thine own; Job 32:2 - because; Job 33:12 - thou; Job 34:37 - multiplieth; Ezekiel 18:25 - way; Ezekiel 33:17 - General; Matthew 20:13 - I do; Luke 9:55 - Ye know; Romans 2:3 - thinkest; Romans 9:14 - Is there unrighteousness

Verse 3

For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

what advantage

9:21,22; 10:15; 21:15; 31:2; 34:9; Psalms 73:13; Malachi 3:14

If I be cleansed from my sin

or, by it more than by my sin.

Reciprocal: Job 15:6 - thine own; Job 32:17 - General; Job 34:37 - multiplieth; Job 36:21 - this; Job 40:8 - wilt thou condemn; 1 Corinthians 15:32 - what

Verse 4

I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.

answer thee

Heb. return to thee words. thy.

34:8; Proverbs 13:20

Reciprocal: Job 32:17 - General; Job 33:12 - I will

Verse 5

Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.

Look

22:12; 25:5,6; 36:26-33; 37:1-5,22,23; 1 Kings 8:27; Psalms 8:3,4; Isaiah 40:22,23; 55:9

the clouds

36:29; 37:16; Nahum 1:3

Reciprocal: Job 9:32 - not a man; Job 11:8 - It is as high as heaven; Proverbs 14:21 - that despiseth

Verse 6

If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

Proverbs 8:36; 9:12; Jeremiah 7:19

Reciprocal: Job 22:2 - a man; Proverbs 14:21 - that despiseth; Luke 17:10 - General; Acts 17:25 - is

Verse 7

If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?

22:2,3; 1 Chronicles 29:14; Psalms 16:2; Proverbs 9:12; Romans 11:35

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 6:24 - for our good; Job 41:11 - Who; Luke 17:10 - General; Acts 17:25 - is; Titus 3:8 - good

Verse 8

Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.

may hurt

Joshua 7:1-5; 22:20; Ecclesiastes 9:18; Jonah 1:12

may profit

42:8; Genesis 12:2; 18:24-33; 19:29; Psalms 106:23,30; Ezekiel 22:30; Acts 27:24; Hebrews 11:7

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 6:24 - for our good; Psalm 16:2 - my goodness; Titus 3:8 - good

Verse 9

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.

they make

24:12; 34:28; Exodus 2:23; 3:7,9; Nehemiah 5:1-5; Psalms 12:5; 43:2; 55:2,3; 56:1,2; Luke 18:3-7

the arm

40:9; Psalms 10:15

Reciprocal: Exodus 22:23 - they cry at all; Deuteronomy 24:15 - lest he; Job 20:19 - Because; Job 36:13 - they; Psalm 119:55 - night; Isaiah 24:15 - glorify; Hosea 7:14 - they have not

Verse 10

But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;

none

36:13; 1 Chronicles 10:13,14; 2 Chronicles 28:22,23; Isaiah 8:21

Where

Ecclesiastes 12:1; Isaiah 51:13; 1 Peter 4:19

my

32:22; 36:3; Isaiah 54:5

who

Psalms 42:8; 77:6; 119:62; 149:5; Acts 16:25

Reciprocal: Genesis 1:26 - Let us; Psalm 92:2 - every night; Psalm 95:6 - our; Psalm 119:55 - night; Psalm 149:2 - rejoice; Isaiah 24:15 - glorify; Jeremiah 2:6 - Where; Hosea 7:14 - they have not

Verse 11

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?

32:8; Genesis 1:26; 2:7; Psalms 94:12

Reciprocal: Job 39:17 - General; Psalm 32:9 - no; Psalm 94:10 - teacheth man; Psalm 119:135 - and teach; Proverbs 1:17 - in vain; Isaiah 28:26 - For his God; Matthew 6:26 - the fowls; Luke 12:7 - ye are; Luke 12:24 - how

Verse 12

There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.

There

Psalms 18:41; Proverbs 1:28; John 9:31

because

Psalms 73:6-8; 123:3,4; Isaiah 14:14-17

Reciprocal: Job 27:9 - Will God; James 4:3 - and

Verse 13

Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

God

22:22-27; 27:8,9; Proverbs 15:8,29; 28:9; Ecclesiastes 5:1-3; Isaiah 1:15; Jeremiah 11:11; Hosea 7:14; 8:2,3; Matthew 6:7; 20:21,22; James 4:3

regard

30:20; Psalms 102:17; Amos 5:22

Reciprocal: Job 8:3 - Almighty; Psalm 18:41 - General

Verse 14

Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.

thou sayest

9:11; 23:3,8-10

yet

9:19; 19:7; Psalms 77:5-10; 97:2; Isaiah 30:18; 54:17; Micah 7:7-9

trust

Psalms 27:12-14; 37:5,6; 62:5,8; Isaiah 50:10; Romans 8:33,34

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 32:4 - all his; Job 33:23 - to; Psalm 31:22 - I am; Psalm 94:15 - But; Isaiah 38:11 - General; Ezekiel 37:12 - Therefore

Verse 15

But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:

because

9:14; 13:15; Numbers 20:12; Luke 1:20

he

that is, God. visited.

Psalms 89:32; Revelation 3:19

he

that is, Job. in great.

4:5; 30:15-31; Psalms 88:11-16; Hosea 11:8,9; Hebrews 12:11,12

Reciprocal: Numbers 16:29 - visited; Isaiah 38:11 - General; Ezekiel 37:12 - Therefore

Verse 16

Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.

3:1; 33:2,8-12; 34:35-37; 38:2 Reciprocal: Job 9:20 - mine; Job 13:2 - General; Job 16:4 - up words; Job 34:37 - multiplieth; Ecclesiastes 10:14 - is full of words; Ezekiel 35:13 - have multiplied