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A Friend's Flawed Logic
Eliphaz presents a common but mistaken belief: that extreme suffering is always direct punishment for a specific, great sin. Commentators explain this is the core argument Job's friends will use. They challenge Job's innocence based on the severity of his calamities, believing that a truly righteous person would never be 'cut off' in such a way.
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Albert Barnes
On Job 4:7
18th Century
Theologian
Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? – The object of this question is clearly to show Job the inconsistency of…
Charles Ellicott
On Job 4:7
19th Century
Bishop
Remember, I ask you, who ever perished, being innocent?—He challenges Job’s experience and quotes his own as proof of the…
John Gill
On Job 4:7
17th Century
Pastor
Remember, I pray you, who ever perished, being innocent ?
&c.] Here Eliphaz appeals to Job himself, and desires him to recolle…
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Matthew Henry
On Job 4:7–11
17th Century
Minister
Eliphaz argues,
That good men were never thus ruined. But there is one event both to the righteous and to the wicked ([Reference Ec…