16Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying, …
Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom. …
Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-16)Here is, I. Another improper word for which Elihu reproves Job (Job 35:14): Thou sayest thou shalt not see him ; that is, 1. “Thou complainest that thou dost not understand the meaning of his severe dealings with thee, nor discern the drift and design of them,” Job 23:8 , 9 . And, 2. “Thou despairest of seeing his gracious returns to thee, of seeing better days again, and art ready to give up all…
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