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Isn`t your wickedness great? Neither is there any end to your iniquities.
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The Flaw in Judging by Suffering
Commentators unanimously agree that Eliphaz's accusation is based on a false assumption, not evidence. He wrongly concludes that because Job is suffering greatly, he must have sinned greatly. This serves as a powerful warning against judging another person's spiritual state based on their life circumstances.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Is not your wickedness great? - That is, “Is it not utter presumption and folly for a man, whose wickedness is undoubtedly so great…
19th Century
Anglican
Is not thy wickedness great? —This was mere conjecture and surmise, arising simply from a false assumption: namely, that …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Is not your wickedness great ? &c.] It must be owned it is, it cannot be denied. Indeed, the wickedness of every man…
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Eliphaz brought heavy charges against Job, without reason for his accusations, except that Job was afflicted as he supposed God always afflicted ev…
13th Century
Catholic
When the blessed Job had finished speaking, Eliphaz did not understand his words according to their intended meaning. Indeed, when Job first spoke …
