Job 4

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 4 of 42

¹ ¶ And Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:

² Shall one try a word with you, you who are weary? But who can hold back with words?

³ Behold, you have instructed many; and you have made weak hands strong.

⁴ Your words have upheld him who was falling, and you have made feeble knees strong.

Chapter Summary

1 Eliphaz reproves Job for lack of faith. 7 He teaches that Jehovah's judgments are not for the righteous ones, but for the wicked ones.

Key Hebrew Words

בְּשָׂרִֽ flesh H1320 · TWOT 291a

שֹׁכְנֵ֬י settle down H7931 · TWOT 2387

יִתְרָ֣ cord H3499 · TWOT 936b

יִסַּ֣רְתָּ discipline H3256 · TWOT 877

תְּ֝סַמֵּ֗ר bristle up H5568 · TWOT 1518

People & Context

Eliphaz's First Speech: Sowing and Reaping

Eliphaz responds, noting Job used to comfort others but now faints. He argues that the innocent do not perish, but those who plow iniquity harvest it.

Eliphaz's Night Vision

Eliphaz recounts a terrifying spirit visit that asked if mortal man can be more righteous than God, noting that God puts no trust in His servants or a…

Timeline

Eliphaz's First Speech: Sowing and Reaping

Eliphaz responds, noting Job used to comfort others but now faints. He argues that the innocent do not perish, but those who plow iniquity harvest it.

Job 4:1-11

Eliphaz's Night Vision

Eliphaz recounts a terrifying spirit visit that asked if mortal man can be more righteous than God, noting that God puts no trust in His servants or angels, let alone houses of clay.

Job 4:12-21

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