Job 18:4
Thou, the one that teareth himself to pieces in his anger— shall for thy sake the earth be forsaken, and the rock be moved away out of its place?
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
3For what cause are we counted as beasts, reputed stupid your eyes?
5Ah, truly the light of the wicked will be quenched, and the spark of his fire shall not give light.
Cross References
Job 5:2For vexation will prove death to a foolish man, and jealousy will slay the simple.
Job 14:18But truly a falling mountain will crumble, and [even] a rock is moved out of its place.
Job 40:8Wilt thou indeed annul my decree? wilt thou condemn me, in order that thou mayest appear righteous?
Ezekiel 9:9Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and of Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is full of blood-guiltiness, and the city full of injustice; for they have said, The Lord hath forsaken the land, and the Lord seeth not.
Matthew Henry on Job 18:2-5
Second Address of Eliphaz. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 2 How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak. 3 Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight? 4 He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place? Bildad here shoots his arrows, even bitter words, against poor Job, little thinking that, though he was a wise and good man, in this instance he was… Read the whole commentary →