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Job 15

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 15 of 42

1 ¶ And Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:

2 Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?

3 Should he reason with speaking that is not being of benefit, or with words having no profit in them?

4 Yea, you do away with fear and take away devotion before God.

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Chapter Summary

1 Eliphaz reproves Job of impiety in justifying himself. 17 He proves by tradition the unquietness of wicked men.

Key Hebrew Words

שׁוֹדֵ֥ד deal violently with H7703 · TWOT 2331
חֹ֑שֶׁךְ darkness H2822 · TWOT 769a
יַחְמֹ֣ס treat violently H2554 · TWOT 678
עַוְלָֽה injustice H5766 · TWOT 1580b
שֹֽׁחַד present H7810 · TWOT 2359a

People & Context

Eliphaz's Second Speech: Job Condemns Himself

Eliphaz rebukes Job for speaking with windy knowledge and doing away with reverence for God. He claims Job's own lips testify against him and question…

Eliphaz Describes the Fate of the Wicked

Eliphaz recounts the traditional wisdom that the wicked writhe in pain, live in fear, and are destined for darkness and ruin because they stretch out …

Timeline

Eliphaz's Second Speech: Job Condemns Himself

Eliphaz rebukes Job for speaking with windy knowledge and doing away with reverence for God. He claims Job's own lips testify against him and questions if Job has a monopoly on wisdom.

Job 15:1-16
Eliphaz Describes the Fate of the Wicked

Eliphaz recounts the traditional wisdom that the wicked writhe in pain, live in fear, and are destined for darkness and ruin because they stretch out their hands against God.

Job 15:17-35

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