5But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
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Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. …
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-6)In these verses, I. Eliphaz excuses the trouble he is now about to give to Job by his discourse (Job 4:2): “ If we assay a word with thee , offer a word of reproof and counsel, wilt thou be grieved and take it ill?” We have reason to fear thou wilt; but there is no remedy: “ Who can refrain from words ?” Observe, 1. With what modesty he speaks of himself and his own attempt. He will not undertake…
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