Job 15:17

17 Escúchame; yo te mostraré, y te contaré lo que he visto

Job 15:17 Meaning and Commentary

Job 15:17

I will show thee, hear me
Here Eliphaz proceeds to illustrate and make plain, to clear and defend, his former sentiment and proposition, and into which the rest of his friends came; that only wicked, and not righteous men, are afflicted of God, especially in such a manner as Job was; and he proposes to show things worthy of his regard, and not such vain and unprofitable things which Job had uttered; and, in order to stir up and engage his attention, he says what follows:

and that [which] I have seen I will declare;
what he had been an eyewitness of himself; the same he had observed, ( Job 4:8 ) ; and such testimonies are most regarded, and reckoned most authentic and creditable, especially when they come from men of character; see ( Luke 1:1 Luke 1:2 ) ( 1 John 1:1 ) .

Job 15:17 In-Context

15 He aquí que en sus santos no confía, y ni los cielos son limpios delante de sus ojos

16 ¿cuánto menos el hombre abominable y vil, que bebe la iniquidad como agua

17 Escúchame; yo te mostraré, y te contaré lo que he visto

18 lo que los sabios nos contaron de sus padres, y no lo encubrieron

19 a los cuales fue dada la tierra a ellos sólos, y no pasó extraño por medio de ellos