You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue—The margin says, "Or, when the tongue scourges." The word translated "scourge"—<…

You shall be afraid. —Compare the expression in Job 5:15.

You shall be hid from the scourge of the tongue
Of Satan, as Jarchi, the accuser of the brethren; or rather from the…

Eliphaz gives Job a word of caution and exhortation: Despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty. Call it a chastening, which comes fr…

Eliphaz had already accused blessed Job of both impatience and presumption because he declared himself innocent. Now, he tries to address the despa…