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Job 15 Summary
Eliphaz Condemns Job's Iniquity
Eliphaz accuses Job of casting off fear and restraining prayer before God, claiming Job's own mouth condemns him by uttering iniquity through crafty speech. He boasts of ancient wisdom held by elders older than Job's father, and declares that all mankind, even the heavens themselves, are unclean and abominable before God. Eliphaz then depicts the wicked man's torment—dwelling in desolate cities, losing wealth and substance, being driven from darkness into darkness, consumed by the breath of God's mouth.
Key themes
Key verses
Job 15:4-6
“Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.”
Job 15:14-16
“What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?”
Job 15:20-24
“The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.”
Job 15:30-31
“He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.”
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