Job 5:1
But call, if any one will hearken to thee, or if thou shalt see any of the holy angels.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
In Context
2For wrath destroys the foolish one, and envy slays him that has gone astray.
Cross References
Job 4:18Whereas he trusts not in his servants, and perceives perverseness in his angels.
Job 15:15Forasmuch as he trusts not his saints; and the heaven is not pure before him.
Psalms 16:3Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me as with fire, and unrighteousness has not been found in me: I am purposed that my mouth shall not speak amiss.
Isaiah 41:1Hold a feast to me, ye islands: for the princes shall renew their strength: let them draw nigh and speak together: then let them declare judgment.
Matthew Henry on Job 5:1
Eliphaz, in the foregoing chapter, for the making good of his charge against Job, had vouched a word from heaven, sent him in a vision. In this chapter he appeals to those that bear record on earth, to the saints, the faithful witnesses of God's truth in all ages, ver. 1 . They will testify, I. That the sin of sinners is their ruin, ver. 2-5 . II. That yet affliction is the common lot of mankind, ver. 6, 7 . III. That when we are in affliction it is our wisdom and duty to apply to God, for he is able and ready to… Read the whole commentary →