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Selected Verse: Job 15:2 - Strong Concordance
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Job 15:2 |
Strong Concordance |
Should a wise man [02450] utter [06030] vain [07307] knowledge [01847], and fill [04390] his belly [0990] with the east wind [06921]? |
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King James |
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
SECOND SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ. (Job 15:1-35)
a wise man--which Job claims to be.
vain knowledge--Hebrew, "windy knowledge"; literally, "of wind" (Job 8:2). In Ecc 1:14, Hebrew, "to catch wind," expresses to strive for what is vain.
east wind--stronger than the previous "wind," for in that region the east wind is the most destructive of winds (Isa 27:8). Thus here,--empty violence.
belly--the inward parts, the breast (Pro 18:8). |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Should a wise man - Referring to Job, and to his claims to be esteemed wise; see Job 12:3; Job 13:2, Job 13:6. The argument of Eliphaz here is, that the sentiments which Job had advanced were a sufficient refutation of his pretensions to wisdom. A wise man would not be guilty of "mere talk," or of using language that conveyed no ideas.
Utter - literally, answer. It refers to the replies which Job had made to the arguments of his friends.
Vain knowledge - Margin, "Knowledge of wind." So the Hebrew; see Job 6:26; Job 7:7. The "wind" is used to denote what is unsubstantial, vain, changing. Here it is used as an emblem of remarks which were vain, empty, and irrelevant.
And fill his belly - Fill his mind with unsubstantial arguments or sentiments - as little fitted for utility as the east wind is for food. The image is, "he fills himself with mere wind, and then blows it out under pretence of delivering the maxims of wisdom."
With the east wind - The east wind was not only tempestuous and vehement, but sultry, and destructive to vegetation. It passed over vast deserts, and was characterized by great dryness and heat. It is used here to denote a manner of discourse that had in it nothing profitable. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
Fill - Satisfy his mind and conscience. East wind - With discourses not only unprofitable, but also pernicious both to himself and others; as the east - wind was in those parts. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge - Or rather, Should a wise man utter the science of wind? A science without solidity or certainty.
And fill his belly with the east wind? - בטן beten, which we translate belly, is used to signify any part of the cavity of the body, whether the region of the thorax or abdomen; here it evidently refers to the lungs, and may include the cheeks and fauces. The east wind, קדים kadim, is a very stormy wind in the Levant, or the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea, supposed to be the same with that called by the Greeks ευροκλυδων, euroclydon, the east storm, mentioned Act 27:14. Eliphaz, by these words, seems to intimate that Job's speech was a perfect storm or tempest of words. |
8 The words [01697] of a talebearer [05372] are as wounds [03859], and they go down [03381] into the innermost parts [02315] of the belly [0990].
8 In measure [05432], when it shooteth forth [07971], thou wilt debate [07378] with it: he stayeth [01898] his rough [07186] wind [07307] in the day [03117] of the east wind [06921].
14 I have seen [07200] all the works [04639] that are done [06213] under the sun [08121]; and, behold, all is vanity [01892] and vexation [07469] of spirit [07307].
2 How [0575] long [05704] wilt thou speak [04448] these things? and how long shall the words [0561] of thy mouth [06310] be like a strong [03524] wind [07307]?
7 O remember [02142] that my life [02416] is wind [07307]: mine eye [05869] shall no more [07725] see [07200] good [02896].
26 Do ye imagine [02803] to reprove [03198] words [04405], and the speeches [0561] of one that is desperate [02976], which are as wind [07307]?
6 Hear [08085] now my reasoning [08433], and hearken [07181] to the pleadings [07379] of my lips [08193].
2 What ye know [01847], the same do I know [03045] also: I am not inferior [05307] unto you.
3 But [01571] I have understanding [03824] as well as you; I am not inferior [05307] to you: yea, who knoweth not such things [03644] as these?
14 But [1161] not [3756] long [4183] after [3326] there arose [906] against [2596] it [846] a tempestuous [5189] wind [417], called [2564] Euroclydon [2148].