Job 35:16
Yet Job vainly opens his mouth, in ignorance he multiplies words.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
In Context
15For he is not now regarding his wrath, nor has he noticed severely any trespass.
Cross References
Job 3:1After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed his day,
Job 33:8But thou hast said in mine ears, (I have heard the voice of thy words;) because thou sayest, I am pure, not having sinned;
Job 38:2Who is this that hides counsel from me, and confines words in his heart, and thinks to conceal them from me?
Matthew Henry on Job 35:15-16
14 Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him. 15 But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity: 16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge. Here is, I. Another improper word for which Elihu reproves Job ( v. 14 ): Thou sayest thou shalt not see him; that is, 1. "Thou complainest that thou dost not understand the meaning of his severe dealings with thee, nor… Read the whole commentary →