Job 35:16 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

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

Job 35:16

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Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, {yet} judgment {is} before him; therefore trust thou in him.

But now, because {it is} not {so}, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth {it} not in great extremity: {he hath: that is, God hath} {he knoweth: that is, Job knoweth}

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

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Job 35:1

"Elihu spake moreover, and said,"

Job 35:2

"Thinkest thou this to be right, {that} thou saidst, My righteousness {is} more than God's?"

Job 35:3

"For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? {and}, What profit shall I have, {if I be cleansed} from my sin? {if...: or, by it more than by my sin}"

Job 35:4

"I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee. {answer...: Heb. return to thee words}"

Job 35:5

"Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds {which} are higher than thou."

Job 35:6

"If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or {if} thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?"

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