Job 17:4

For thou hast concealed their heart against intelligence: therefore art thou not exalted [through them].

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them.

In Context

3And thou, [Creator!] attend, I pray thee, be my surety with thyself: who else is there that would strike hands with me?

5Every one of them speaketh deceptively to his friends: may also the eyes of his children fail.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 15:31And some one told David, saying, Achithophel is among the conspirators with Abshalom. And David said, I pray thee, turn into foolishness the counsel of Achithophel, O Lord!

2 Chronicles 25:16And it came to pass, as he was speaking unto him, that he said unto him, Have we ever appointed thee as a counsellor to the king? forbear this: why shouldst thou be smitten? Then did the prophet forbear; and he said, I know that God hath resolved to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

Matthew Henry on Job 17:2-10

Deplorable Condition of Job; The Improvement of Job's Troubles. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me. 2 Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation? 3 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me? 4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them. 5 He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail. 6 He hath made me… Read the whole commentary →

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