Job 15:11
Too small for thee, are the consolations of GOD? or a word spoken gently with thee?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?
In Context
10Both hoary and venerable, are among us, one mightier than thy father in days!
12How doth thine own heart carry thee away, and how thine eyes do roll!
Cross References
1 Kings 22:24Then drew near Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, and smote Micaiah on the cheek,—and said—Where then passed the Spirit of Yahweh, from me, to speak unto thee?
Job 11:13If, thou, hast prepared thy heart, and wilt spread forth, unto him, thy hands—
Job 15:8In the secret council of GOD, hast thou been wont to hearken? Or canst thou attain for thyself unto wisdom?
Psalms 77:3I remember God and I murmur, I muse, and my spirit swooneth. [Selah.]
2 Corinthians 7:6But, he who encourageth them that are brought low, encouraged us,—even God,—by the presence of Titus.
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 →