Job 35:1

Elihu Condemns Job

1 Moreover, Elihu {spoke up} and said,

Job 35:1 Meaning and Commentary

Job 35:1

Elihu spake moreover, and said.
] Elihu very probably paused awhile, and waited to observe whether any of the company would rise up, and either contradict and refute what he had said, or declare their assent unto it and approbation of it; or rather to see whether Job would make any reply or not; but perceiving no inclination in him to it, he proceeded to take notice of some other undue expressions of Job, and refute them; one of which is observed in ( Job 35:2 ) , and the proof of it given in ( Job 35:3 ) .

Job 35:1 In-Context

1 Moreover, Elihu {spoke up} and said,

2 "Do you think this [is] justice when you say, '{I am right} before God'?

3 If you ask what it profits you: 'How do I benefit {by refraining from my sin}?'

4 I myself {will give answer to you} and [to] your friends with you.

5 "Look at [the] heavens, and see; and observe [the] clouds [that] are higher than you.

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew "And"
• [b]. Literally "answered"; see NET