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Job 15:7 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Job 15:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 15 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?”
Job 15:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 15:7
Eliphaz sarcastically asks: 'Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?' The Hebrew הָרִאשׁוֹן אָדָם (harishon adam—the first man) echoes Genesis 2-3. 'Before the hills' (לִפְנֵי־גְבָעוֹת, lifney-geva'ot) suggests primordial existence. Eliphaz mocks Job's presumption to question traditional wisdom. Yet the irony: Job doesn't claim special knowledge; he claims normal observation contradicts the friends' theories. The accusation backfires—Eliphaz assumes his tradition contains all wisdom, the actual presumption. The Reformed principle of sola Scriptura warns agains...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 15:7
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“before you had formed the earth and the world”
“in length of days understanding.”
“much elder than your father.”
“and gave birth to Cain”