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But now it is come to you, and you faint; It touches you, and you are troubled.

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Easier Said Than Done

Eliphaz points out that Job, who excelled at comforting others, now crumbles when affliction comes to him. Commentators explain this highlights a universal human challenge: it is far easier to give advice during trials than to endure them with patience ourselves. This serves as a call to self-examination, ensuring our own endurance matches the counsel we give.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Job 4:5

18th Century

Theologian

But now it has come upon you - That is, calamity; or, the same trial which others have had, and in which you have so successfully exhorted a…

John Gill

John Gill

On Job 4:5

17th Century

Pastor

But now it is come upon you, and you faint
The affliction and evil that he feared, (Job 3:25); or rather…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Job 4:1–6

17th Century

Minister

Satan undertook to prove Job a hypocrite by afflicting him; and his friends concluded him to be one because he was so afflicted and showed impatien…