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Job 5

Clinging to a Counterfeit Cross
Introduction

1  Eliphaz shews that the end of the wicked is misery;
6  that man is born to trouble;
8  that God is to be regarded in affliction;
17  the happy end of God's correction.
Verse 1

Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
and to which
15:8-10,15, Isaiah 41:1,21-23, Hebrews 12:1
the saints
4:18, 15:15, Deuteronomy 33:2,3, Psalms 16:3, 106:16, Ephesians 1:1
turn
or, look.
Verse 2

For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
wrath
18:4, Jonah 4:9
the foolish
Psalms 14:1, 75:4, 92:6, 107:17, Proverbs 1:22,23, 8:5, Ecclesiastes 7:9
envy
or, indignation.
Genesis 30:1, 1 Samuel 18:8,9, Romans 2:8
one
Hosea 7:11, 2 Timothy 3:6
Verse 3

I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
taking
27:8, Psalms 37:35,36, 73:3-9,18-20, 92:7, Jeremiah 12:1-3
cursed
Deuteronomy 27:15-26, Psalms 69:25, Acts 1:20
Verse 4

His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
children
4:10,11, 8:4, 18:16-19, 27:14, Exodus 20:5, Psalms 109:9-15, 119:155, 127:5
they are crushed
1:19, Luke 13:4,5
neither
10:7, Psalms 7:2
Verse 5

Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
harvest
Deuteronomy 28:33,51, Judges 6:3-6, Isaiah 62:8
the thorns
Judges 6:11, 2 Chronicles 33:11
the robber
1:15,17, 12:6, 18:9, Hosea 8:7
swalloweth
2:3, 20:15, Jeremiah 51:34,44, Lamentations 2:5,16
Verse 6

Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
affliction
or, iniquity. trouble.
34:29, Deuteronomy 32:27, 1 Samuel 6:9, Psalms 90:7, Isaiah 45:7, Lamentations 3:38, Amos 3:6
spring out
Hosea 10:4, Hebrews 12:15
Verse 7

Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
man
14:1, Genesis 3:17-19, Psalms 90:8,9, 1 Corinthians 10:13
trouble
or, labour.
Ecclesiastes 1:8, 2:22, 5:15-17
sparks fly upward
Heb. sons of the burning coal lift up to fly.
Verse 8

I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
seek
8:5, 22:21,27, Genesis 32:7-12, 2 Chronicles 33:12,13, Psalms 50:15, 77:1,2, Jonah 2:1-7
unto God
Psalms 37:5, 2 Timothy 1:12, 1 Peter 2:23, 4:19
Verse 9

Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
doeth
9:10, 11:7-9, 37:5, Psalms 40:5, 72:18, 86:10, Romans 11:33
unsearchable
Heb. there is no search.
Isaiah 40:28
marvellous
26:5-14
without number
Heb. till there be no number.
Psalms 40:5, 139:18
Verse 10

Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
giveth
28:26, Psalms 65:9-11, 147:8, Jeremiah 5:24, 10:13, 14:22, Amos 4:7, Acts 14:17
fields
Heb. outplaces.
38:26-28
Verse 11

To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
set up
1 Samuel 2:7,8, Psalms 91:14, 107:41, Ezekiel 17:24, Luke 1:52,53
those
Luke 6:21, James 1:9, 4:6-10, 1 Peter 5:10
exalted
Deuteronomy 33:27, 1 Peter 1:3
Verse 12

He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
disappointeth
12:16,17, Nehemiah 4:15, Psalms 33:10,11, 37:17, Proverbs 21:30, Isaiah 8:10, 19:3
their hands
Psalms 21:11, Isaiah 37:36, Acts 12:11, 23:12-22
their enterprise
or, anything.
Verse 13

He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
taketh
2 Samuel 15:31,34, 17:23, Esther 6:4-11, 7:10, 9:25, Psalms 7:15,16, 9:15,16, Psalms 35:7,8, Luke 1:51, 1 Corinthians 1:19,20
of the froword
Psalms 18:26, Proverbs 3:32
Verse 14

They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
meet with
or, run into. darkness.
12:25, Deuteronomy 28:29, Proverbs 4:19, Isaiah 59:10, Amos 8:9
Verse 15

But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
he saveth
Psalms 10:14,17, 35:10, 72:4,12,13, 107:41, 109:31, 140:12
Verse 16

So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
the poor
1 Samuel 2:8,9, Psalms 9:18, Isaiah 14:32, Zechariah 9:12
and
Exodus 11:7, Psalms 63:11, 107:42, Romans 3:19
Verse 17

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
happy
Psalms 94:12, Proverbs 3:11,12, Jeremiah 31:18, Hebrews 12:5-11, James 1:12, 5:11, Revelation 3:19
Verse 18

For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
Deuteronomy 32:39, 1 Samuel 2:6, Psalms 147:3, Isaiah 30:26
Verse 19

He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
deliver thee
Psalms 34:19, 91:3-7, Proverbs 24:16, 1 Corinthians 10:13, 2 Corinthians 1:8, 2 Peter 2:9
no evil
Psalms 91:7-10
Verse 20

In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
famine
Genesis 45:7, 1 Kings 17:6, Psalms 33:19, Proverbs 10:3, Isaiah 33:16, Habakkuk 3:17
redeem
Psalms 49:7, Hosea 13:14
in war
Psalms 27:3, Matthew 24:6
the power
Heb. hands.
Verse 21

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
be hid
Psalms 31:20, 55:21, 57:4, Proverbs 12:18, Isaiah 54:17, Jeremiah 18:18, James 3:5-8
from the scourge
or, when the tongue scourgeth. neither.
Psalms 91:5-7
Verse 22

At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
laugh
2 Kings 19:21
afraid
Isaiah 35:9, 65:25, Ezekiel 34:25
Verse 23

For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
thou
Psalms 91:12,13, Hosea 2:18, Romans 8:38,39
beasts
Leviticus 26:6, Ezekiel 14:15,16, Isaiah 11:9, Daniel 6:22
Verse 24

And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.
thou shalt know
18:6,15,21, 21:7-9, 1 Samuel 30:3, Isaiah 4:5,6
thy tabernacle, etc
or, peace is thy tabernacle.
Psalms 25:13
thou shalt visit
Deuteronomy 28:6, Psalms 91:10, 121:7,8
sin
or, err.
Psalms 107:4,40
Verse 25

Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
thy seed
42:13-16, Genesis 15:5, Leviticus 26:9, Deuteronomy 28:4, Psalms 112:2, 127:3-5, 128:3-6
great
or, much. as the grass.
Psalms 72:16
Verse 26

Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.
in a full age
42:16,17, Genesis 15:15, 25:8, Psalms 91:16, Proverbs 9:11, 10:27
cometh
Heb. ascendeth.
Verse 27

Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
we have searched
8:8-10, 12:2, 15:9,10,17, 32:11,12, Psalms 111:2, Proverbs 2:3-5
for thy good
Heb. for thyself.
22:2, Deuteronomy 10:13, Proverbs 9:12

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