Thematic Bible
Job 4:1 (show verse)
In reply, Eliphaz from Teman answered:
Job 4:2 (show verse)
"Will you get offended if somebody tries to talk to you? Who can keep from speaking at a time like this?
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Job 4:3 (show verse)
Look! You've admonished many people, and you've strengthened feeble hands.
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Job 4:4 (show verse)
A word from you has supported those who have stumbled, and has strengthened faltering knees.
Job 4:5 (show verse)
"But now it's your turn, and you're the one who is worn out! Now it's striking you, and you're dismayed!
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Job 4:6 (show verse)
"Your fear of God has been your confidence, hasn't it? The integrity of your life has been your hope, hasn't it?
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Job 4:7 (show verse)
Now please think: Who has ever perished when they're innocent? Where have the upright been destroyed?
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Job 4:8 (show verse)
It's been my experience that those who plow the soil of iniquity and those who sow the seed of trouble will reap their harvest!
Afflictions » Sin produces
Bearing fruit » Those that sow iniquity
Evil » Sowing » Sowing evil, on the part of the wicked
Iniquity » Those that sow iniquity
Plowing » Illustrative » Of a course of sin
Punishment of the The Wicked » Is the fruit of their sin
Reaping » Illustrative of » Receiving the reward of wickedness
Seed » Sowing, illustrative of » Men's works producing a corresponding recompense
Sowing » Evil, on the part of the wicked
Sowing and reaping » Sowing evil, on the part of the wicked
Bearing fruit » Those that sow iniquity
Evil » Sowing » Sowing evil, on the part of the wicked
Iniquity » Those that sow iniquity
Plowing » Illustrative » Of a course of sin
Punishment of the The Wicked » Is the fruit of their sin
Reaping » Illustrative of » Receiving the reward of wickedness
Seed » Sowing, illustrative of » Men's works producing a corresponding recompense
Sowing » Evil, on the part of the wicked
Sowing and reaping » Sowing evil, on the part of the wicked
Job 4:9 (show verse)
They perish by the breath of God; they are consumed by the storm that is his anger.
Job 4:10 (show verse)
"The lioness may roar, and the lion cub may growl; but even the ivory teeth of the full grown lion are broken.
Job 4:11 (show verse)
Full grown lions die when they cannot find prey; that's when the lion cubs are scattered.
Job 4:12 (show verse)
"A message was confided to me; my ear caught a whisper of it.
Job 4:13 (show verse)
Disquieting thoughts from dreams at night; when deep sleep falls on everyone.
Job 4:14 (show verse)
A fear fell upon me, along with trembling that caused all my bones to shake in terror.
Job 4:15 (show verse)
A spirit glided past me and made the hair on my skin to bristle.
Job 4:16 (show verse)
It remained standing, but I couldn't recognize its appearance. A form appeared before my eyes; At first there was silence, and then this voice:
Job 4:17 (show verse)
"Can a mortal person be more righteous than God? Or can the purity of the valiant exceed that of his maker?'
Job 4:18 (show verse)
"Indeed, since he doesn't trust his servants, since he charges his angels with error,
Job 4:19 (show verse)
how much less confidence does he have in those who dwell in houses of clay; who were formed from a foundation in dust and can perish like a moth?
Body » House of clay
Clay » Figurative
Dream » Instances of » Of eliphaz, of a spirit speaking to him
Ground » Man made from
Insects » Locusts » Moths
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Moth
Insignificance of man » A tenant in a house of clay
Man » Insignificance of
Man » Little lower than the angels
Man » Apparent insignificance of » A tenant in a house of clay
Man » Insignificance of » A tenant in a house of clay
Moth » An insect
Moths » Destroyed by the slightest touch
Clay » Figurative
Dream » Instances of » Of eliphaz, of a spirit speaking to him
Ground » Man made from
Insects » Locusts » Moths
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Moth
Insignificance of man » A tenant in a house of clay
Man » Insignificance of
Man » Little lower than the angels
Man » Apparent insignificance of » A tenant in a house of clay
Man » Insignificance of » A tenant in a house of clay
Moth » An insect
Moths » Destroyed by the slightest touch
Job 4:20 (show verse)
They are defeated between morning and evening; they perish forever and no one notices!
Job 4:21 (show verse)
Their wealth perishes with them, doesn't it? They die, and do so without having wisdom, don't they?"