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Job 15:16 Cross-References

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How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?

Job 15:16 (KJV)

Commentary on Job 15:16

Eliphaz concludes his rhetorical question: 'How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?' The escalation from 'not clean' (v.15) to 'abominable and filthy' intensifies the accusation. The vivid image of drinking iniquity like water suggests sin is so natural to humans that we consume it as readily as water. While Pauline theology affirms human depravity, Eliphaz weaponizes this truth to assume Job's guilt without evidence.

Source: KJV Study Commentary

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