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Job 15:11 Cross-References
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“Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?”
Job 15:11 (KJV)
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Commentary on Job 15:11
'Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?' Eliphaz asks if God's 'consolations' (תַּנְחֻמוֹת, tanchumot) are 'small' (מִמְּךָ מְעָט, mimkha me'at—too little) for Job. He implies the friends' words convey divine comfort Job arrogantly rejects. The second question suggests Job harbors 'secret' (לָאט, la'at) sins. This is gaslighting—reframing Job's legitimate pain as rejection of comfort and hinting at hidden evil. The friends' speeches haven't been consoling but accusatory. Calling spiritual abuse 'consolation' compounds harm. True comfort acknowledges p...
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Cross-References for Job 15:11
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“the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;”
“I know also. I am not inferior to you.”
“he would have allured you out of distress”
“and struck Micaiah on the cheek”
“he who comforts the lowly”
“Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?”