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Take heed, don`t regard iniquity; For this you have chosen rather than affliction.
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The Choice: Sin or Suffering
Elihu warns Job that he is choosing 'iniquity' over 'affliction.' Commentators explain this iniquity includes complaining against God, questioning His justice, and speaking with pride. This presents a timeless choice for believers in hardship: to either endure patiently or to fall into sinful responses like bitterness and anger. As multiple scholars note, it is a foolish choice to prefer sin over suffering.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Take heed, regard not iniquity - That is, be cautious that in the view which you take of the divine government, and the sentiments …
19th Century
Anglican
Regard not iniquity. —Or, perhaps, the special sin of longing for death, for you have desired to die rather than bear you…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Take heed, regard not iniquity Not any iniquity, as to show any approbation of it, love for it, and desire after it.…
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Elihu shows that Job caused the continuation of his own trouble. He cautions him not to persist in obstinacy. Even good people need to be kept to t…
13th Century
Catholic
Elihu wanted to argue against two points he found in Job's words: first, Job's claim that he was righteous, and second, his accusation that God's j…
