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Job 6:26

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Do you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my cry of despair?

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 26

Eliphaz concluded his discourse with an air of assurance; very confident he was that what he had said was so plain and so pertinent that nothing could be objected in answer to it. But, though he that is first in his own cause seems just, yet his neighbour comes and searches him. Job is not convinced by all he had said, but still justifies himself in his complaints and condemns him for the weakness of his arguing. I. He shows that he had just cause to complain as he did of his troubles, and so it would appear to any impartial judge (Job 6:2-7). II. He continues his passionate wish that he might speedily be cut off by the stroke of death, and so be eased of all his miseries (Job 6:8-13). III. He reproves his friends for their uncharitable censures of him and their unkind treatment (v. 14-30). It must be owned that Job, in all this, spoke much that was reasonable, but with a mixture of passion and human infirmity. And in this contest, as indeed in most contests, there was fault on both sides.

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Strong's Concordancev. 26

חָשַׁב (châshab, H2803) — properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to… יָכַח (yâkach, H3198) — to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or… מִלָּה (millâh, H4405) — a word; collectively, a discourse; figuratively, a topic אֵמֶר (ʼêmer, H561) — something said יָאַשׁ (yâʼash, H2976) — to desist, i.e. (figuratively) to despond רוּחַ (rûwach, H7307) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively,…

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Job 8:2rank 4

“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.

Matthew 12:37rank 3

For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

Ephesians 4:14rank 3

Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.

Job 38:2rank 2

“Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge?

Job 40:8rank 2

Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?

Job 10:1rank 2

“I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Job 40:5rank 2

I have spoken once, but I have no answer— twice, but I have nothing to add.”

Job 6:9rank 2

that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!

Job 42:7rank 2

After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.

Hosea 12:1rank 2

Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.

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