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"Do you think this to be your right, Or do you say, `My righteousness is more than God`s,`
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An Accusation of Implication
Commentators unanimously agree that Job never spoke the literal words, "My righteousness is more than God's." Elihu is summarizing what he believes is the logical conclusion of Job's complaints. He argues that by dwelling on his own integrity while questioning God's justice, Job was implicitly making this claim.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Do you think this to be right? - This is the point which Elihu now proposes to examine. He, therefore, solemnly appeals to Job himself to de…
19th Century
Anglican
My righteousness is more than God’s. —See Job 19:6 and following. Job had not said this in so many words, but what he had said cou…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thinkest thou this to be right Elihu appeals to Job himself, to his conscience and reason; who as a natural man, gui…
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Elihu reproves Job for justifying himself more than God, and called his attention to the heavens. They are far above us, and God is far above them;…
13th Century
Catholic
After Eliud had rejected Job's words—because in his estimation Job attributed evil to divine judgment—he now intends to rebuke him for saying that …
