Job 35:16

And Job [with] vanity doth open his mouth, Without knowledge words he multiplieth.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15And, now, because there is not, He hath appointed His anger, And He hath not known in great extremity.

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Cross References

Job 3:1After this hath Job opened his mouth, and revileth his day.

Job 33:8Surely — thou hast said in mine ears, And the sounds of words I hear:

Job 38:2Who [is] this — darkening counsel, By words without knowledge?

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 →

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