If I have made gold my hope - That is, if I have put my trust in gold rather than in God; if I have fixed my affections with idolat…

If I have made gold my hope. — He here refers to the admonition of Eliphaz (Job 22:23–24), and declares that …

If I have made gold my hope
Job here purges himself from idolatry in a figurative sense, as he afterwards does from …

Job protests:

1. That he never set his heart upon the wealth of this world. How few prosperous believers can appeal to the Lord, that …

After Job defended himself against charges of injustice (Job 31:5) and lack of mercy (Job 31:16), he now declares himself i…