Job 26:3

3 Hoe hebt gij hem geraden, die geen wijsheid heeft, en de zaak, alzo zij is, ten volle bekend gemaakt?

Job 26:3 Meaning and Commentary

Job 26:3

How hast thou counselled [him that hath] no wisdom?
&c.] A man deprived of wisdom has need of counsel, and it should be given him; and he does well both to ask and take it; and be it so, as if Job should say, that I am the foolish and unwise creature you take me to be, what counsel and advice have you given me? what a wise counsellor have you shown yourself to be? or rather, what a miserable part have you acted under this character?

and [how] hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
the thing in controversy, set it forth in a clear light, and in a copious manner, when he had not said one word about it, namely, concerning the afflictions of the godly, and the prosperity of the wicked; thus jeering at him, and laughing at the short reply he had made, and which was nothing to the purpose.

Job 26:3 In-Context

1 Maar Job antwoordde en zeide:

2 Hoe hebt gij geholpen dien, die zonder kracht is, en behouden den arm, die zonder sterkte is?

3 Hoe hebt gij hem geraden, die geen wijsheid heeft, en de zaak, alzo zij is, ten volle bekend gemaakt?

4 Aan wien hebt gij die woorden verhaald? En wiens geest is van u uitgegaan?

5 De doden zullen geboren worden van onder de wateren, en hun inwoners.