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Themes in Job 15

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Themes in Job 15

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Job 15:1 (show verse)

Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

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Job 15:2 (show verse)

Does a wise man answer with empty counsel
or fill himself with the hot east wind?

Belly » Used figuratively for the seat of the affections

Job 15:3 (show verse)

Should he argue with useless talk
or with words that serve no good purpose?

Evil » Speech evil speaking » Vain talk condemned
Speaking, evil » Vain talk condemned
Vain talk » Vain talk condemned

Job 15:4 (show verse)

But you even undermine the fear of God
and hinder meditation before Him.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 15:5 (show verse)

Your iniquity teaches you what to say,
and you choose the language of the crafty.

Craftiness » Craftiness, general references to
Duplicity » Craftiness, general references to

Job 15:6 (show verse)

Your own mouth condemns you, not I;
your own lips testify against you.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 15:7 (show verse)

Were you the first person ever born,
or were you brought forth before the hills?

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Job 15:8 (show verse)

Do you listen in on the council of God,
or have a monopoly on wisdom?

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Job 15:9 (show verse)

What do you know that we don’t?
What do you understand that is not clear to us?

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Job 15:10 (show verse)

Both the gray-haired and the elderly are with us,
men older than your father.

Long life » Examples of vigorous » Gray hairs, an indication of
Old age » Examples of vigorous » Gray hairs, an indication of

Job 15:11 (show verse)

Are God’s consolations not enough for you,
even the words that deal gently with you?

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Job 15:12 (show verse)

Why has your heart misled you,
and why do your eyes flash

Mocking » The tormentors of job mock

Job 15:13 (show verse)

as you turn your anger against God
and allow such words to leave your mouth?

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Job 15:14 (show verse)

What is man, that he should be pure,
or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?

Fall of man » Man in consequence of » Born in sin
Man » Insignificance of
Man » Cannot cleanse himself
Righteousness » None, by nature have
Sin » All men are conceived and born in

Job 15:15 (show verse)

If God puts no trust in His holy ones
and the heavens are not pure in His sight,

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Job 15:16 (show verse)

how much less one who is revolting and corrupt,
who drinks injustice like water?

Error » Known to God » Loved by men
Fall of man » Man in consequence of » Abominable
Love » Of home » Of sin
Sin » Love of
Sin » Internal » Loved by men
Transgression » Known to God » Loved by men

Job 15:17 (show verse)

Listen to me and I will inform you.
I will describe what I have seen,

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Job 15:18 (show verse)

what was declared by wise men
and was not suppressed by their ancestors,

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Job 15:19 (show verse)

the land was given to them alone
when no foreigner passed among them.

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Job 15:20 (show verse)

A wicked man writhes in pain all his days;
only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.

Afflictions of the The Wicked » Are continual
Opposition » Who opposes the lord
Sin » Internal » Misery of
Sinners » Disowned » Misery of
Sins » Increment » Misery
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
The wicked » Guilt of » Misery of

Job 15:21 (show verse)

Dreadful sounds fill his ears;
when he is at peace, a robber attacks him.

Conscience » Guilty
Conscience » Guilty » -ezra
unholy Fear » Described as » Overwhelming
Guilty conscience » -ezra
Happiness » Of the wicked » Often interrupted by judgments
Happiness of the The Wicked » Often interrupted by judgments
Opposition » Who opposes the lord
Wicked people » Prosperity of
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 15:22 (show verse)

He doesn’t believe he will return from darkness;
he is destined for the sword.

Opposition » Who opposes the lord
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 15:23 (show verse)

He wanders about for food, saying, “Where is it?”
He knows the day of darkness is at hand.

Opposition » Who opposes the lord
Wicked people » Prosperity of
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 15:24 (show verse)

Trouble and distress terrify him,
overwhelming him like a king prepared for battle.

Afflictions of the The Wicked » Produce slavish fear
Conscience » Guilty
unholy Fear » Described as » Overwhelming
unholy Fear » Seizes the wicked
Opposition » Who opposes the lord
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 15:25 (show verse)

For he has stretched out his hand against God
and has arrogantly opposed the Almighty.

Opposition » Who opposes the lord
Presumption » Exhibited in » Opposing God
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 15:26 (show verse)

He rushes headlong at Him
with his thick, studded shields.

Boss » Of a shield
Opposition » Who opposes the lord
Presumption » Exhibited in » Opposing God
Shield » Made with bosses
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 15:27 (show verse)

Though his face is covered with fat
and his waistline bulges with it,

Wicked people » Prosperity of
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 15:28 (show verse)

he will dwell in ruined cities,
in abandoned houses destined to become piles of rubble.

Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 15:29 (show verse)

He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure.
His possessions will not increase in the land.

Wicked people » Prosperity of
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 15:30 (show verse)

He will not escape from the darkness;
flames will wither his shoots,
and by the breath of God’s mouth, he will depart.

Breath » Of God
Fire » Characterized as » Drying
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 15:31 (show verse)

Let him not put trust in worthless things, being led astray,
for what he gets in exchange will prove worthless.

Following » The reward for following vanity
Profit and loss » Loss » The wages of sin do not profit
Sin » Unpardonable, the » Wages of
Trust » What not to trust in
Trust » Of the wicked » Is in vanity
Vanity » The reward for following vanity
Vanity » They who trust in, rewarded with
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 15:32 (show verse)

It will be accomplished before his time,
and his branch will not flourish.

Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 15:33 (show verse)

He will be like a vine that drops its unripe grapes
and like an olive tree that sheds its blossoms.

Olive » Bears flowers
Olive Trees » Often cast its flowers
The vine » Sometimes cast its fruit before it came to perfection
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of

Job 15:34 (show verse)

For the company of the godless will have no children,
and fire will consume the tents of those who offer bribes.

Bribery » The tabernacles of bribery
Desolation » What shall be desolate
Desolation of the wicked » General references to
Hypocrites » Punishment of
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of
The wicked » Desolation of, as a result of sin

Job 15:35 (show verse)

They conceive trouble and give birth to evil;
their womb prepares deception.

Belly » Used figuratively for the seat of the affections
Deceit » Hypocrites devise
Wicked people » Temporal punishment of