‘Job speaks without knowledge. His words are without wisdom.’
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‘Job speaks without knowledge. His words are without wisdom.’
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Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
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'Job speaketh without knowledge, and his words are without discernment.'
Cross-references (5)
Passages linked to Job 34:35 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Job 35:16 Therefore Job opens his mouth with empty talk, and he multiplies words without knowledge.”
- Job 38:2 “Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
- Job 13:2 What you know, I know also. I am not inferior to you.
- Job 15:2 “Should a wise man answer with vain knowledge, and fill himself with the east wind?
- Job 42:3 You asked, ‘Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?’ therefore I have uttered that which I didn’t understand, things too wonderful for me, which I didn’t know.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Job 34:35 Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his…
Job 34:35 Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words [were] without wisdom.
Ver. 35. Job hath spoken without knowledge] Inscienter et inscite, He hath outlashed and overshot himself in some words against God; yea, amidst his complaints, he hath let slip not a few lavish and loose speeches; which thing also, being reproved by God, he doth ingenuously acknowledge, Job 40:3-5; Job 42:1-6.
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And his words were without wisdom] Heb. Not in wisdom; and this he here heareth of on both ears, being barely told of it again and again, and not without some bitterness, in the close of this chapter. Some warmth there must be in a reproof (the physic will work the better), but scalding hot it must not be.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Without knowledge; foolishly and inconsiderately.
Without knowledge; foolishly and inconsiderately.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain For he addeth rebellion unto his sin,.... Or he…
For he addeth rebellion unto his sin,.... Or he "may" or "will" add (u), if he is suffered to go on at this rate, and is not stopped; as yet he has only committed, it may be charitably hoped, some sins through ignorance, error, and mistake, but if he is let alone he will proceed from evil to evil, to more ungodliness; to be guilty of presumptuous sins, of open treason and rebellion against God;
he clappeth his hands amongst us, or "he will clap"; he will either clap his hands together as expressive of extreme grief and sorrow, of the agonies of his mind; showing extravagant impatience, and pouring out his complaints in the most bitter manner, see Eze 21:14; or rather by way of joy and triumph, as having got the victory over us, see Psa 47:1;
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and multiplieth his words against God, or "will multiply"; he has said too many things already against God, his justice in his dealings with him, Job 34:5; he will say more if he is not restrained. These are the reasons Elihu gives for a thorough trial and strict examination of Job; and they are taken partly from a concern for the good of Job, and partly on their account, that they might not be triumphed over, and chiefly for the glory of God.
(u) "addet"; Montanus, Mercerus, Drusius, Cocceius, so in the next clauses.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 35. Job hath spoken without knowledge] There is…
Verse 35. Job hath spoken without knowledge] There is no good in arguing with a self-willed, self-conceited man. Job has spoken like a man destitute of wisdom and discretion.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 35. Job… without knowledge, etc. — Such might be…
35. Job… without knowledge, etc. — Such might be the purport of what wise men would say.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were…
Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom; literally, not in wisdom. The words intended are, of course, those in which Job has seemed to tax God with injustice (see the comment on ver. 9).
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