Job 35:16

וְאִיּוֹב הֶבֶל יִפְצֶה ־ פִּיהוּ בִּבְלִי ־ דַעַת מִלִּין יַכְבִּֽר ׃ פ

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.

In Context

15וְעַתָּה כִּי ־ אַיִן פָּקַד אַפּוֹ וְלֹֽא ־ יָדַע בַּפַּשׁ מְאֹֽד ׃

Read all of Job 35

Cross References

Job 3:1אַחֲרֵי ־ כֵן פָּתַח אִיּוֹב אֶת ־ פִּיהוּ וַיְקַלֵּל אֶת ־ יוֹמֽוֹ ׃ פ

Job 33:8אַךְ אָמַרְתָּ בְאָזְנָי וְקוֹל מִלִּין אֶשְׁמָֽע ׃

Job 38:2מִי זֶה ׀ מַחְשִׁיךְ עֵצָה בְמִלִּין בְּֽלִי ־ דָֽעַת ׃

Matthew Henry on Job 35:15-16

14 Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him. 15 But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity: 16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge. Here is, I. Another improper word for which Elihu reproves Job ( v. 14 ): Thou sayest thou shalt not see him; that is, 1. "Thou complainest that thou dost not understand the meaning of his severe dealings with thee, nor… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Job 35:16