Job 26:4

To whom hast thou uttered words? 1 And whose breath is it that has come forth from thee? 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?

In Context

3To whom hast thou given counsel? is it not to him who has all wisdom? 1 Whom wilt thou follow? is it not one who has the greatest power? 1

5Shall giants be born 1 From under the water and the inhabitants thereof? 1

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Cross References

1 Kings 22:23And now, behold, the Lord has put a false spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord has spoken evil against thee.

Job 32:18for I am full of words, 1 For the spirit of my belly destroys me. 1

Matthew Henry on Job 26:2-5

Job's Reproof of Bildad. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 But Job answered and said, 2 How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength? 3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is? 4 To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee? One would not have thought that Job, when he was in so much pain and misery, could banter his friend as he does here and make himself merry with the impertinency of his… Read the whole commentary →

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