Job 26:4

Who is it that you wanted to teach? Was it not him that created the breath of life?

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In The King James Version

To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?

In Context

3To whom have you given advice? Perhaps it is to him that has no wisdom or prudence that you have revealed your many ideas.

5Behold, giant things groan under the waters, and they dwell with them.

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Cross References

1 Kings 22:23So now, behold: the Lord has given a lying spirit into the mouth of all your prophets who are here. And the Lord has spoken evil against you.”

Job 32:18For I am full of words, and the feeling in my gut inspires me.

1 Corinthians 12:3Because of this, I would have you know that no one speaking in the Spirit of God utters a curse against Jesus. And no one is able to say that Jesus is Lord, except in the Holy Spirit.

Revelation 16:13And I saw, from the mouth of the dragon, and from the mouth of the beast, and from the mouth of the false prophetess, three unclean spirits go out in the manner of frogs.

Matthew Henry on Job 26:2-5

Job's Reproof of Bildad. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 But Job answered and said, 2 How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength? 3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is? 4 To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee? One would not have thought that Job, when he was in so much pain and misery, could banter his friend as he does here and make himself merry with the impertinency of his… Read the whole commentary →

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