Hiob 21
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The king's heart is in the hand of God. We should practice mercy and justice. The lying tongue. The quarrelsome woman. The punishment of the wicked. The uncharitable. The private gift. The happiness of the righteous. The wicked a ransom for the righteous. The treasures of the wise. He who guards his tongue. Desire of the sluggard. The false witness. Salvation is of the Lord.
Quelle öffnen ↗JOB'S ANSWER. (Job 21:1-34) consolations--If you will listen calmly to me, this will be regarded as "consolations"; alluding to Eliphaz' boasted "consolations" (Job 15:11), which Job felt more as aggravations ("mockings," Job 21:3) than consolations (Job 16:2).
Quelle öffnen ↗But Job answered and said. In reply to what Zophar had asserted, concerning the prosperity of the wicked being only for a short time, Job 20:5; the contrary to which he most clearly proves, and that in many instances their prosperity continues as long as they live; that they die in it, and it is enjoyed by their posterity after them. ; the contrary to which he most clearly proves, and that in many instances their prosperity continues as long as they live; that they die in it, and it is enjoyed by their posterity after them. Job 21:2 job 21:2 job 21:2 job 21:2Hear diligently my speech,.... The following oration or discourse he was about to deliver concerning the prosperity of wicked men; to which he desires their closest attention, that they might the better understand the force of his reasoning, the evidences and proof of fasts he should give; whereby, if their minds were open to conviction, they would clearly see their mistake, and that truth lay on his side: and let this be your consolations; or "this shall be your consolations" (k); meaning, either that they would receive instruction and benefit by his discourse, which would yield them pleasure and comfort; and to an ingenuous mind, to be convinced of an error, to have mistakes rectified, and to get knowledge of the truth, it is a real satisfaction, and affords pleasure; or else, that whereas their end in paying him a visit was to comfort him, and they had taken methods, as they thought, in order to it, but in Job's opinion to very little purpose, yea, they were, as he says, miserable comforters; now he observes, that if they would but be silent, and attentively listen to what he had to say, that would be in the room of all comforts they could give unto him; it would be a consolation to him, and be reckoned by him, i…
Quelle öffnen ↗1 Then began Job, and said: 2 Hear, oh hear, my speech, And let this be instead of your consolations. 3 Suffer me, and I will speak, And after I have spoken thou mayest mock. 4 As for me, then, doth my complaint concern man, Or wherefore should I not become impatient? 5 Turn ye to me and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth. 6 Even if I think of it I am bewildered, And my flesh taketh hold on trembling - : The friends, far from being able to solve the enigma of Job's affliction, do not once recognise the mystery as such. They cut the knot by wounding Job most deeply by ever more and more frivolous accusations. Therefore he entreats them to be at least willing to listen (שׁמעוּ with the gerund) to his utterance (מלּה) respecting the unsolved enigma; then (Waw apodosis imper.) shall this attention supply the place of their consolations, i.e., be comforting to him, which their previous supposed consolations could not be. They are to bear with him, i.e., without interruption allow him to answer for himself (שׂאוּני with Kametz before the tone, as Jon 1:12, comp. קחהוּ, Kg1 20:33, not as Hirz. thinks under the influence of the distinctive accent, but according to the established rule, Ges. 60, rem. 1); then he will speak (אנכי contrast to the "ye" in שׂאוני without further force), and after he has expressed himself they may mock. It is, however, not תלעיגוּ (as Olshausen corrects), but תלעיג (in a voluntative signific. = תלעג), since Job here addresses himself specially to Zophar, the whole of whose last speech must have left the impression on him of a bitter sarcasm (sarkasmo's from sarka'zein in the sense of Job 19:22), and has dealt him the freshest deep blow. In Job 21:4 שׂיחת is not to be understood otherwise than as in Job 7:13; Job 9:27; Job 10:1; Job 23:2…
Quelle öffnen ↗Job here recommends himself, both his case and his discourse, both what he suffered and what he said, to the compassionate consideration of his friends. 1. That which he entreats of them is very fair, that they would suffer him to speak (Job 21:3) and not break in upon him, as Zophar had done, in the midst of his discourse. Losers, of all men, may have leave to speak; and, if those that are accused and censured are not allowed to speak for themselves, they are wronged without remedy, and have no way to come at their right. He entreats that they would hear diligently his speech (Job 21:2) as those that were willing to understand him, and, if they were under a mistake, to have it rectified; and that they would mark him (Job 21:5), for we may as well not hear as not heed and observe what we hear. 2. That which he urges for this is very reasonable. (1.) They came to comfort him. "No," says he, "let this be your consolations (Job 21:2); if you have no other comforts to administer to me, yet deny me not this; be so kind, so just, as to give me a patient hearing, and that shall pass for your consolations of me." Nay, they could not know how to comfort him if they would not give him leave to open his case and tell his own story. Or, "It will be a consolation to yourselves, in reflection, to have dealt tenderly with your afflicted friend, and not harshly." (2.) He would hear them speak when it came to their turn. "After I have spoken you may go on with what you have to say, and I will not hinder you, no, though you go on to mock me." Those that engage in controversy must reckon upon having hard words given them, and resolve to bear reproach patiently; for, generally, those that mock will mock on, whatever is said to them. (3.) He hoped to convince them. "If you will but give me…
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אִיּוֹב (ʼÎyôwb, H347) — Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patience עָנָה (ʻânâh, H6030) — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond;… אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude)
Quelle öffnen ↗שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, H8085) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively,… מִלָּה (millâh, H4405) — a word; collectively, a discourse; figuratively, a topic תַּנְחוּם (tanchûwm, H8575) — compassion, solace
Quelle öffnen ↗נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ, H5375) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative דָבַר (dâbar, H1696) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a… אַחַר (ʼachar, H310) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various… לָעַג (lâʻag, H3932) — to deride; by implication (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligibly
Quelle öffnen ↗שִׂיחַ (sîyach, H7879) — a contemplation; by implication, an utterance אָדָם (ʼâdâm, H120) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) רוּחַ (rûwach, H7307) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively,… קָצַר (qâtsar, H7114) — to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially…
Quelle öffnen ↗פָּנָה (pânâh, H6437) — to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc. שָׁמֵם (shâmêm, H8074) — to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both… שׂוּם (sûwm, H7760) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and… יָד (yâd, H3027) — a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), פֶּה (peh, H6310) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech);…
Quelle öffnen ↗זָכַר (zâkar, H2142) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention;… בָּהַל (bâhal, H926) — to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e. (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly)… פַּלָּצוּת (pallâtsûwth, H6427) — affright אָחַז (ʼâchaz, H270) — to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession) בָּשָׂר (bâsâr, H1320) — flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the…
Quelle öffnen ↗רָשָׁע (râshâʻ, H7563) — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person חָיָה (châyâh, H2421) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive עָתַק (ʻâthaq, H6275) — to remove (intransitive or transitive) figuratively, to grow old; specifically, to… גָּבַר (gâbar, H1396) — to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently חַיִל (chayil, H2428) — probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue,…
Quelle öffnen ↗זֶרַע (zeraʻ, H2233) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity כּוּן (kûwn, H3559) — properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a… פָּנִים (pânîym, H6440) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and… צֶאֱצָא (tseʼĕtsâʼ, H6631) — issue, i.e. produce, children עַיִן (ʻayin, H5869) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Quelle öffnen ↗בַּיִת (bayith, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) שָׁלוֹם (shâlôwm, H7965) — safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health,… פַּחַד (pachad, H6343) — a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling) שֵׁבֶט (shêbeṭ, H7626) — a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking,… אֱלוֹהַּ (ʼĕlôwahh, H433) — a deity or the Deity
Quelle öffnen ↗שׁוֹר (shôwr, H7794) — a bullock (as a traveller) עָבַר (ʻâbar, H5674) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive,… גָּעַל (gâʻal, H1602) — to detest; by implication, to reject פָּרָה (pârâh, H6510) — a heifer פָּלַט (pâlaṭ, H6403) — to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to deliver שָׁכֹל (shâkôl, H7921) — properly, to miscarry, i.e. suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave (literally or…
Quelle öffnen ↗שָׁלַח (shâlach, H7971) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) עֲוִיל (ʻăvîyl, H5759) — a babe צֹאן (tsôʼn, H6629) — a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men) יֶלֶד (yeled, H3206) — something born, i.e. a lad or offspring רָקַד (râqad, H7540) — properly, to stamp, i.e. to spring about (wildly or for joy)
Quelle öffnen ↗נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ, H5375) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative תֹּף (tôph, H8596) — a tambourine כִּנּוֹר (kinnôwr, H3658) — a harp שָׂמַח (sâmach, H8055) — probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome קוֹל (qôwl, H6963) — a voice or sound עוּגָב (ʻûwgâb, H5748) — a reed-instrument of music
Quelle öffnen ↗כָּלָה (kâlâh, H3615) — to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete,… בָּלָה (bâlâh, H1086) — to fail; by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend) יוֹם (yôwm, H3117) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to… טוֹב (ṭôwb, H2896) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the… רֶגַע (regaʻ, H7281) — a wink (of the eyes), i.e. a very short space of time חָתַת (châthath, H2865) — properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or… נָחַת (nâchath, H5181) — to sink, i.e. descend; causatively, to press or lead down שְׁאוֹל (shᵉʼôwl, H7585) — Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories…
Quelle öffnen ↗אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) אֵל (ʼêl, H410) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity) סוּר (çûwr, H5493) — to turn off (literal or figurative) חָפֵץ (châphêts, H2654) — properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to… דַּעַת (daʻath, H1847) — knowledge דֶּרֶךְ (derek, H1870) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
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