Job 15:7

What! art thou the first man that was born? 1 Or wert thou established before the hills? 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?

In Context

6Let thine own mouth, and not me, reprove thee: 1 And thy lips shall testify against thee. 1

8Or hast thou heard the ordinance of the Lord? 1 Or has God used thee as his counselor? 1 And has wisdom come only to thee? 1

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Cross References

Genesis 4:1And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and brought forth Cain and said, I have gained a man through God.

Job 15:10Truly among us are both the old and very aged man, 1 More advanced in days than thy father. 1

Psalms 90:2He shall say to the Lord, Thou art my helper and my refuge: 1 My God; I will hope in him. 1

Proverbs 8:25Before the mountains were settled, 1 And before all hills, he begets me. 1

Matthew Henry on Job 15:2-17

Second Address of Eliphaz. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, 2 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind? 3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? 4 Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God. 5 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. 6 Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee. 7 Art thou the first… Read the whole commentary →

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