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"Behold, I will answer you. In this you are not just; For God is greater than man.
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A Specific, Not General, Rebuke
Commentators clarify that when Elihu says, "in this you are not just," he isn't condemning Job's entire character. Rather, he is correcting Job's specific and unjust portrayal of God as a hostile adversary looking for faults. It's a targeted rebuke of Job's bitter complaints, not a denial of his underlying righteousness.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Behold, in this you are not just – In this view of God, and in these reflections on His character and government. Such language reg…
19th Century
Anglican
Behold, in this thou art not just. —But had not Job said the same thing (Job 9:2 and following,[Reference Job…
Baptist
Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man. Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not accoun…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Behold, [in] this you are not just Here begins Elihu's answer, who does not deny that Job was a just man, both befor…
Elihu charges Job with questioning the justice and goodness of God. When we hear anything said to God's dishonor, we ought to bear our testimony ag…
13th Century
Catholic
The text has already stated that Elihu was angry with Job and his friends (Job 32:2–3). After denouncing the laziness of Job’s friends,…
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