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Job 15:17 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Job 15:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 15 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;”
Job 15:17 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 15:17
I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare—Eliphaz shifts to prophetic authority language: achavvecha (אֲחַוֶּךָּ, 'I will show you') and asapperah (אֲסַפְּרָה, 'I will declare'). The phrase chaziti (חָזִיתִי, 'I have seen') often introduces prophetic vision (Isaiah 6:1, Daniel 8:2). Eliphaz claims experiential authority ('that which I have seen') while preparing to quote tradition (v. 18).This rhetorical move bridges personal experience and collective wisdom, making Eliphaz's coming argument seem both empirically verified and traditionally validated. Yet the content ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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“we have searched it”
“O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.”