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He disappointeth the devices of the crafty—He foils them in their schemes, or makes their plans vain. This too was the result of cl…

So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. —Or, so that their hands can do nothing that is sound or of worth, can ac…

He disappointeth the devices of the crafty
Or, "it disappointeth"; that is, the rain, as some Jewish commentators

Eliphaz reminds Job that no affliction comes by chance, nor is it to be attributed to secondary causes. The occurrence of prosperity and adversity …

Eliphaz proposed that everything that happens on earth has a specific cause. He proved this by observing that natural things appear to be directed …
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes