I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;
Parallel translations
- WEB “I will show you, listen to me; that which I have seen I will declare
- BSB Listen to me and I will inform you. I will describe what I have seen,
- NKJV “I will tell you, hear me; What I have seen I will declare,
- NASB ¶“I will tell you, listen to me; And what I have seen I will also declare;
- NLT “If you will listen, I will show you. I will answer you from my own experience.
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Quick answer
Eliphaz urges Job to listen as he sets out, from his own experience, what he claims to know about the fate of the wicked. It opens his renewed appeal to traditional wisdom.
Overview
This begins the second main section of Eliphaz's second speech (Job 15). He presents himself as a teacher sharing observed truth, intending to expose Job by describing the suffering he says always overtakes the wicked. His confidence is real but ultimately misapplied, for God will later rebuke these friends (Job 42:7) for not speaking rightly about him.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Job 5:27Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
- Job 13:5–6O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
- Job 34:2Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
- Job 36:2Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.
- Job 33:1Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
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Job's cry for a mediator who can lay his hand on both God and man, and his confidence that 'my Redeemer lives' and will stand on the earth, reaches forward to Jesus the living Redeemer.
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