35They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
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Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. …
Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 17-35)Eliphaz, having reproved Job for his answers, here comes to maintain his own thesis, upon which he built his censure of Job. His opinion is that those who are wicked are certainly miserable, whence he would infer that those who are miserable are certainly wicked, and that therefore Job was so. Observe, I. His solemn preface to this discourse, in which he bespeaks Job’s attention, which he had litt…
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