I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

I am as one mocked of his neighbour - There has been considerable variety in the interpretation of this verse. The general sense is…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

I am as one mocked of his neighbour. —The laughingstock of his companion—he who called on God, and He answered him.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

I am [as] one mocked of his neighbour
That is, according to Sephorno, if I knew not, or denied those things you have been spea…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Job rebukes his friends for the high opinion they had of their own wisdom compared to his. We are prone to interpret rebukes as criticisms and to t…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

In the previous chapter, Zophar had tried to show that a person cannot understand the secrets of God’s wisdom (Job 11:6) in order to in…

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